2 census tracts · pop 5,696 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 7.3–9.1
Little Portugal spans 2 census tracts of San Diego, CA, population 5,696. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.1/10, in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.3 to 9.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the San Diego rate of 32.4%. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
At $2,777 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of San Diego commands. 14% 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 cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #48 of 89 neighborhoods in San Diego. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $142,001. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Little Portugal vs San DiegoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little Portugal
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.7%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
24.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Little Portugal
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Portugal?
Little Portugal scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Little Portugal compare to San Diego overall?
Little Portugal scores 0.5 points lower than San Diego overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,777 vs $2,313.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Portugal?
Average gross rent in Little Portugal is $2,777/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Portugal residents are renters?
39% of Little Portugal households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in San Diego). The neighborhood has 5,696 residents.
Q5
Is Little Portugal a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Portugal sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Little Portugal have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Portugal is census tract 06073021402 (score 9.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 9.1, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Portugal for landlords?
Little Portugal carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Diego as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Little Portugal?
Little Portugal has 6,226 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.