Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally
Altair Eviction Risk: Elevated , Irvine
Tract 06059052438 ·
Orange, CA · pop 7,021 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 6.7/10, tract 06059052438 in the Altair area of Irvine, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,021. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 25%Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,641
Renter share47.7%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$169,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Altair
Moderate
Within parent city
19th percentile
#40 of 49 tracts In Irvine
Very Low
Within county
48th percentile
#321 of 613 tracts In Orange
Moderate
Within state
37th percentile
#5,752 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Irvine and the region
Centroid at 33.6800, -117.6991 · click any tract to drill in
Why Altair scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Irvine
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,161 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Irvine
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Irvine
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Irvine
6.3
How Altair compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
38%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation
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.
8.7%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
18.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Altair
The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.4/10. Disability prevalence runs 18.0% against 31.5% nationally.
Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 6.9/10.
Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 48% of renters. It tracks the Orange County average of 7.0 closely. Average gross rent is $3,161, close to the Irvine average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $169,813.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06059052438
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052438?
Census tract 06059052438 in the Altair neighborhood 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 06059052438?
Median gross rent is $3,161/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06059052438?
5.8% of residents in tract 06059052438 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,021.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06059052438?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 47th, minority 86th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 06059052438 considered part of Altair?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059052438 fall within Altair (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06059052438 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06059052438 compare to Irvine overall?
Tract 06059052438 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of Irvine at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irvine eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Irvine
Top eight tracts in Irvine ranked by composite eviction-risk score.