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Census Tract · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally

Westminster Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06059099903 · Orange, CA · pop 5,257

Tract 06059099903 sits in Westminster, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.1/10. Population here is 5,257. Severe burden reaches 44%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
9.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 22% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,489
Renter share56.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate24.0%
Median income$65,067

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 18 tracts In Westminster
Elevated
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 613 tracts In Orange
Very High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,681 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#3,797 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westminster and the region

Centroid at 33.7665, -118.0117 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westminster scores 9.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Westminster
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
24.0% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$2,076 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westminster
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westminster
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westminster
7.9

How Westminster compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westminster risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.1This tracttract 0999037.7Westminsterparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westminster

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income of $65,067, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.9/10. It sits 2.1 points above the Orange County average of 7.0.

61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Orange County average of 51.8%. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10. Food insecurity runs 29.4% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 25.7% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 9.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $2,076, close to the Westminster average. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059099903

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099903?

Census tract 06059099903 in Westminster scores 9.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059099903?

Median gross rent is $2,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099903?

24.0% of residents in tract 06059099903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,257.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 93th, minority 85th, housing 67th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06059099903 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06059099903 compare to Westminster overall?

Tract 06059099903 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of Westminster at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westminster; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westminster

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

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