1 census tracts · pop 6,855 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Poinsettia is a one-tract suburb of Carlsbad, CA and houses 6,855 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Carlsbad rate of 34.4%.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10. 16% 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.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Average gross rent is $2,321, 17% below the Carlsbad average of $2,808.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. 4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate. That places it #2 of 13 neighborhoods in Carlsbad.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $119,681. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.6/10 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
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Poinsettia vs CarlsbadHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Poinsettia
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.7%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Poinsettia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Poinsettia?
Poinsettia scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 Poinsettia compare to Carlsbad overall?
Poinsettia scores 0.6 points lower than Carlsbad overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,321 vs $2,808.
Q3
What is the average rent in Poinsettia?
Average gross rent in Poinsettia is $2,321/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Poinsettia residents are renters?
32% of Poinsettia households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Carlsbad). The neighborhood has 6,855 residents.
Q5
Is Poinsettia a high social-vulnerability area?
Poinsettia sits in the 53rd 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 Poinsettia for landlords?
Poinsettia carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). 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 Carlsbad as a whole (7.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Poinsettia?
Poinsettia has 6,575 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.5%), Hispanic / Latino (31.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
