4 census tracts · pop 15,947 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 6.6–8.8
El Camino Real takes in 4 census tracts of Irvine, CA and houses 15,947 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. Against a Irvine baseline of 31.5%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.6 to 8.8, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.4/10. 4.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #11 of 28 neighborhoods in Irvine. For a like-for-like read, Concordia East and Quail Hill score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $2,837, close to the Irvine average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $136,371. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
El Camino Real vs IrvineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in El Camino Real
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About El Camino Real
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for El Camino Real?
El Camino Real scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 El Camino Real compare to Irvine overall?
El Camino Real scores 0.4 points lower than Irvine overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,837 vs $2,997.
Q3
What is the average rent in El Camino Real?
Average gross rent in El Camino Real is $2,837/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of El Camino Real residents are renters?
30% of El Camino Real households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Irvine). The neighborhood has 15,947 residents.
Q5
Is El Camino Real a high social-vulnerability area?
El Camino Real sits in the 40th 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
Which tracts in El Camino Real have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in El Camino Real is census tract 06059052505 (score 8.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 8.8, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is El Camino Real for landlords?
El Camino Real carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Irvine as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of El Camino Real?
El Camino Real has 14,877 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (36%), Hispanic / Latino (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
