2 census tracts · pop 14,999 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.5–7.2
The Groves takes in 2 census tracts of Irvine, CA and houses 14,999 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.8/10, in the Elevated tier. 43% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Irvine baseline of 31.5%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. Among the 28 mapped neighborhoods of Irvine, it ranks #20 by risk, the lower third.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $3,061, close to the Irvine average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $138,589. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 6.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Groves vs IrvineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Groves
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
4.2%No health insurance
23.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Groves
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Groves?
The Groves scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 The Groves compare to Irvine overall?
The Groves scores 1.0 points lower than Irvine overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $3,061 vs $2,997.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Groves?
Average gross rent in The Groves is $3,061/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Groves residents are renters?
34% of The Groves households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Irvine). The neighborhood has 14,999 residents.
Q5
Is The Groves a high social-vulnerability area?
The Groves sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 The Groves have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Groves is census tract 06059052533 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 7.2, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is The Groves for landlords?
The Groves carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 The Groves?
The Groves has 14,822 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.3%), Hispanic / Latino (15.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
