Neighborhood · Anaheim, CA

Little Arabia Eviction Risk: Elevated

11 census tracts · pop 66,914 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10 · range 5.3–7.7

Little Arabia is a hispanic-asian neighborhood in Anaheim with 11 census tracts and a population of 66,914 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,004/month sits 8% lower than the Anaheim citywide average ($2,175).

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

11 tracts · population-weighted

Little Arabia vs Anaheim How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

59.0% +64%

Anaheim: 35.9%

Average gross rent

$2,004 -8%

Anaheim: $2,175

Average HH income

$83,139 -8%

Anaheim: $90,583

Poverty rate

15.4% +23%

Anaheim: 12.5%

Renter share

57.0% +6%

Anaheim: 53.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Little Arabia and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 11 tracts span score 5.3–7.7

Why Little Arabia scores 6.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.9–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Rent control risk

59% of income on rent · Range 6.5–8.6 across tracts

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.8–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

57% renter households · Range 6.0–9.0 across tracts

6.3

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.2 across tracts

7.0

Economic stress

15.4% below poverty line · Range 1.4–6.6 across tracts

3.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.0 across tracts

1.9

Risk score comparison

Little Arabia vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Little Arabia?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.4 points from 5.3 to 7.7. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.7 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

11 tracts in Little Arabia

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
06059087001	7.7	5,485	75%	$1,916
06059087701	7.5	5,749	78%	$1,944
06059087002	7.3	7,159	59%	$1,769
06059087102	7.1	6,809	54%	$2,166
06059087101	6.5	4,958	52%	$1,849
06059087806	6.4	5,893	58%	$1,989
06059087704	6.3	5,414	66%	$2,023
06059087103	5.8	8,667	52%	$2,039
06059087703	5.6	6,520	59%	$2,327
06059087601	5.5	4,624	46%	$2,302
06059087105	5.3	5,636	51%	$1,712

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 11 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 64%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 83%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little Arabia

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

19.5%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
25.6%Food insecurity
21.5%SNAP enrollment
14.7%No health insurance
33.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Little Arabia

What is the eviction-risk score for Little Arabia?

Little Arabia scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 11 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.

How does Little Arabia compare to Anaheim overall?

Little Arabia scores 1.5 points lower than Anaheim overall (8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $2,004 vs $2,175.

What is the average rent in Little Arabia?

Average gross rent in Little Arabia is $2,004/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Little Arabia residents are renters?

57% of Little Arabia households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Anaheim). The neighborhood has 66,914 residents.

Is Little Arabia a high social-vulnerability area?

Little Arabia sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Little Arabia have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Arabia is census tract 06059087001 (score 7.7/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 7.7, a spread of 2.4 points.

How safe is Little Arabia for landlords?

Little Arabia carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 11 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Anaheim as a whole (8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Little Arabia?

Little Arabia has 65,686 residents (Hispanic-Asian Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Little Arabia

6.1 Dresden Palms 11 tracts · pop 65,065 6.1 Anaheim Resort District 7 tracts · pop 31,616 6.2 Koreatown 12 tracts · pop 67,987 5.1 Downtown Fullerton 6 tracts · pop 25,420 5.1 OC Vibe 5 tracts · pop 28,897 5.8 Riverglen 8 tracts · pop 50,313

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Anaheim

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Little Arabia.

6.5 West Anaheim 1 tracts · pop 4,936 6.2 Dresden Palms 11 tracts · pop 65,065 6.1 Anaheim Resort District 7 tracts · pop 31,616 5.2 Lincoln/Glassell 6 tracts · pop 28,092 4.8 Anaheim Hills 5 tracts · pop 23,659 4.1 Fairlynn 3 tracts · pop 7,145

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