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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Wilshire Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Santa Ana

Tract 06059074601 · Orange, CA · pop 7,640 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 06059074601 covers Wilshire Square in Santa Ana in California. Home to 7,640 residents, it scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #25,540 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,686 monthly, set against $108,715 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 28% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,849
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$108,715

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Wilshire Square
Moderate
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 53 tracts In Santa Ana
Very Low
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#148 of 613 tracts In Orange
High
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#4,313 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Ana and the region

Centroid at 33.7343, -117.8713 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilshire Square scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Santa Ana
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,686 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Santa Ana
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Santa Ana
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Santa Ana
7.5

How Wilshire Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wilshire Square risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 074601Santa Ana: 9.09.0Santa Anaparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wilshire Square

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty 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 Santa Ana 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% 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 06059074601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059074601?

Census tract 06059074601 in the Wilshire Square neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059074601?

Median gross rent is $1,686/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059074601?

8.2% of residents in tract 06059074601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,640.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059074601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 35th, minority 91th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 06059074601 considered part of Wilshire Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059074601 fall within Wilshire Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059074601 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059074601 compare to Santa Ana overall?

Tract 06059074601 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Ana at 9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Ana eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Ana

Top eight tracts in Santa Ana ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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