Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Koreatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Garden Grove

Tract 06059088105 · Orange, CA · pop 5,019 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 06059088105 belongs to Koreatown in Garden Grove, California. It is home to 5,019 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,210 a month against an average household income of $109,840 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 5% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,123

Renter share25.4%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate12.7%

Median income$109,840

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden Grove and the region

Centroid at 33.7848, -117.9757 · click any tract to drill in

Why Koreatown scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Garden Grove

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

12.7% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$2,210 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Garden Grove

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Garden Grove

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Garden Grove

7.1

How Koreatown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

79%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Koreatown. 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.

14.4%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
15.4%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
10.5%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
30.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Koreatown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Garden Grove 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.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 79th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06059088105

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059088105?

Census tract 06059088105 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 06059088105?

Median gross rent is $2,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059088105?

12.7% of residents in tract 06059088105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,019.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059088105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 73th, minority 88th, housing 55th.

Is tract 06059088105 considered part of Koreatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059088105 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059088105 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.4% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059088105 compare to Garden Grove overall?

Tract 06059088105 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Garden Grove at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Garden Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Garden Grove

Top eight tracts in Garden Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.