1 census tracts · pop 7,640 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
Wilshire Square is a one-tract suburb of Santa Ana, CA and houses 7,640 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 31.9% citywide, putting Wilshire Square 11.9% over its own city.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. 19% 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.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Average gross rent is $1,686, 19% below the Santa Ana average of $2,082.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 19.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #17 of 18 neighborhoods in Santa Ana. The closest comparables inside the same city are Riverglen and Mabury Park.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $108,715, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 8.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wilshire Square vs Santa AnaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wilshire Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.0%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
17.9%SNAP enrollment
19.4%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wilshire Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilshire Square?
Wilshire Square scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Wilshire Square compare to Santa Ana overall?
Wilshire Square scores 0.2 points lower than Santa Ana overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,686 vs $2,082.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilshire Square?
Average gross rent in Wilshire Square is $1,686/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilshire Square residents are renters?
50% of Wilshire Square households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Santa Ana). The neighborhood has 7,640 residents.
Q5
Is Wilshire Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilshire Square sits in the 74th 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
How safe is Wilshire Square for landlords?
Wilshire Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wilshire Square?
Wilshire Square has 7,456 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (85.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
