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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Heninger Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Ana

Tract 06059074806 · Orange, CA · pop 5,195 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

How risky is the Heninger Park area of Santa Ana for landlords? Census tract 06059074806 scores 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,713 a month while the average household earns $89,500 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 31% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,016
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$89,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Heninger Park
Very Low
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#15 of 53 tracts In Santa Ana
Elevated
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#51 of 613 tracts In Orange
Very High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#2,572 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Ana and the region

Centroid at 33.7368, -117.8922 · click any tract to drill in

Why Heninger Park scores 6.7

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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,713 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 Heninger Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Heninger Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 074806Santa Ana: 9.09.0Santa Anaparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Heninger Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Heninger Park

The heaviest input here 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 above 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059074806

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059074806?

Census tract 06059074806 in the Heninger Park 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 06059074806?

Median gross rent is $1,713/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059074806?

15.3% of residents in tract 06059074806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,195.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059074806?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 58th, minority 96th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 06059074806 considered part of Heninger Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059074806 fall within Heninger Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059074806 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.3% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059074806 compare to Santa Ana overall?

Tract 06059074806 scores 6.7/10, 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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