Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Altair Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irvine

Tract 06059052438 · Orange, CA · pop 7,021 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 06059052438 belongs to Altair in Irvine, California. It is home to 7,021 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,161 a month against an average household income of $169,813 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Irvine and the region

Centroid at 33.6800, -117.6991 · click any tract to drill in

Why Altair scores 4.6

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 score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Irvine eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 predominantly Asian and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059052438

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059052438?

Census tract 06059052438 in the Altair neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 06059052438 compare to Irvine overall?

Tract 06059052438 scores 4.6/10, 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.