Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Garden Grove Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06059088301 · Orange, CA · pop 5,892

Garden Grove in Orange County is where census tract 06059088301 sits, home to 5,892 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #20,197 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,700 a month against an average household income of $83,500 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 19% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,564

Renter share42.7%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate14.1%

Median income$83,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden Grove and the region

Centroid at 33.7961, -117.9469 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garden Grove scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Garden Grove

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

14.1% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,700 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Garden Grove

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Garden Grove

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Garden Grove

7.1

How Garden Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

75%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

17.1%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
23.7%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
32.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garden Grove

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Garden Grove eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Orange County average of 5.7 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059088301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059088301?

Census tract 06059088301 in Garden Grove scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059088301?

Median gross rent is $1,700/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059088301?

14.1% of residents in tract 06059088301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,892.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059088301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 82th, minority 85th, housing 96th.

What share of households in tract 06059088301 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059088301 compare to Garden Grove overall?

Tract 06059088301 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Garden Grove at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Garden Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Garden Grove

Top eight tracts in Garden Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.