Within parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Westminster Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06059099904 · Orange, CA · pop 5,555
Westminster in Orange County anchors census tract 06059099904, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,023 monthly, set against $59,336 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,979
Renter share75.4%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$59,336
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westminster and the region
Centroid at 33.7665, -118.0029 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westminster scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$2,023 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 88%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.
- 20.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.5%Food insecurity
- 25.0%SNAP enrollment
- 13.2%Transit barriers
- 15.2%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westminster
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Westminster, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.
The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 06059099904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099904?
Census tract 06059099904 in Westminster scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06059099904?
Median gross rent is $2,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099904?
11.7% of residents in tract 06059099904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,555.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 75th, minority 88th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06059099904 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.1% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06059099904 compare to Westminster overall?
Tract 06059099904 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of Westminster at 8.1/10. 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.
Tract · CA
Midway City
7.9
/ 10 · High
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Midway City
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06059099903
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Midway City
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
Midway City
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
Midway City
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Little Saigon
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
Midway City
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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