1 census tracts · pop 6,205 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
California Heights maps to a single census tract in Long Beach, CA and houses 6,205 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Long Beach baseline of 32.8%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. That places it #7 of 9 neighborhoods in Long Beach.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Marina Pacifica and Bixby Knolls. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,929, close to the Long Beach average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $103,578.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
California Heights vs Long BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in California Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.8%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About California Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for California Heights?
California Heights scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does California Heights compare to Long Beach overall?
California Heights scores 1.3 points lower than Long Beach overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,929 vs $1,871.
Q3
What is the average rent in California Heights?
Average gross rent in California eviction laws Heights is $1,929/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of California Heights residents are renters?
30% of California Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Long Beach). The neighborhood has 6,205 residents.
Q5
Is California Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
California Heights sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is California Heights for landlords?
California eviction laws Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Long Beach as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of California Heights?
California Heights has 6,254 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46%), Hispanic / Latino (24.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
