Skip to content
Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Mar-Les , Santa Ana

14 census tracts · pop 77,819 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 5.7–6.4

Mar-Les is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Santa Ana with 14 census tracts and a population of 77,819 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,044/month sits 2% lower than the Santa Ana citywide median ($2,082).

Eviction Risk
6.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
52%
24% severely burdened
Median rent
$2,044
Median household income
$87,873
12.1% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Mar-Les vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Mar-Les score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Mar-Les: 6.06.0Mar-LesNeighborhoodParent city: 8.08.0Parent cityhost cityState: 6.66.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · CA
Arlington South
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.0K
Peer · CA
Bayside Village
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.5K
Peer · CA
Canyon Crest
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 11.3K
Peer · CA
Casa Blanca
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 10.0K
Comparison

Mar-Les vs Santa Ana

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.0 -25%
Santa Ana: 8.0
Rent burden
51.7% +62%
Santa Ana: 31.9%
Median gross rent
$2,044 -2%
Santa Ana: $2,082
Median HH income
$87,873 -1%
Santa Ana: $88,354
Poverty rate
12.1% +9%
Santa Ana: 11.1%
Renter share
51.7% -7%
Santa Ana: 55.4%
Where

Tract centroids in Mar-Les

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 77,601 residents across all tracts in Mar-Les. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 75.1% White (non-Hispanic): 5% Black (non-Hispanic): 0.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 17.8% Other / Multiracial: 1.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 75.1%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 17.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.5%
Census tracts

14 tracts in Mar-Les

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
06059089104 6.4 5,282 56% $1,486
06059089105 6.3 6,351 54% $1,873
06059074805 6.3 4,641 66% $2,219
06059074803 6.2 9,123 59% $2,603
06059089102 6.1 6,289 67% $2,065
06059089003 6.1 4,389 63% $2,381
06059089004 6.0 6,589 44% $2,271
06059089106 6.0 4,124 48% $1,684
06059089107 5.9 5,960 58% $2,202
06059075201 5.9 5,242 43% $2,063
06059075202 5.8 5,836 47% $1,718
06059074802 5.7 5,549 34% $1,684
06059074801 5.7 4,851 40% $2,122
06059099249 5.7 3,593 37% $1,770
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

Pop-weighted across 14 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 52%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mar-Les

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

Frequently asked

About Mar-Les

What is the eviction-risk score for Mar-Les?

Mar-Les scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 14 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Mar-Les compare to Santa Ana overall?

Mar-Les scores 2.0 points lower than Santa Ana overall (8.0/10). Rent burden: 52% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $2,044 vs $2,082.

What is the median rent in Mar-Les?

Median gross rent in Mar-Les is $2,044/month (pop-weighted across 14 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Mar-Les residents are renters?

52% of Mar-Les households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Santa Ana). The neighborhood has 77,819 residents.

Is Mar-Les a high social-vulnerability area?

Mar-Les sits in the 81th 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.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Mar-Les