3 census tracts · pop 20,122 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.8/10
· range 9.7–9.9
Heninger Park is a 3-tract suburb of Santa Ana, CA and houses 20,122 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.8/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Santa Ana baseline of 31.9%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. 27.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 31.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Average gross rent is $1,727, 17% below the Santa Ana average of $2,082.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Santa Ana, it ranks #5 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are French Court and French Park. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.8
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Heninger Park vs Santa AnaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heninger Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.4%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility shutoff threat
38.2%Food insecurity
31.8%SNAP enrollment
28.1%No health insurance
39.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heninger Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heninger Park?
Heninger Park scores 9.8/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Heninger Park compare to Santa Ana overall?
Heninger Park scores 1.2 points higher than Santa Ana overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,727 vs $2,082.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heninger Park?
Average gross rent in Heninger Park is $1,727/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heninger Park residents are renters?
64% of Heninger Park households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Santa Ana). The neighborhood has 20,122 residents.
Q5
Is Heninger Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Heninger Park sits in the 89th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Heninger Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Heninger Park is census tract 06059074901 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.7 to 9.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Heninger Park for landlords?
Heninger Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Santa Ana as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Heninger Park?
Heninger Park has 20,176 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (94.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
