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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally

Koreatown Eviction Risk: High , Garden Grove

Tract 06059088107 · Orange, CA · pop 5,925 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 8.7/10, tract 06059088107 in the Koreatown area of Garden Grove, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 23% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,745
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$65,766

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 12 tracts In Koreatown
Elevated
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#4 of 33 tracts In Garden Grove
Very High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#82 of 613 tracts In Orange
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2,258 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden Grove and the region

Centroid at 33.7776, -117.9756 · click any tract to drill in

Why Koreatown scores 8.7

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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,835 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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.
Koreatown risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.7This tracttract 0881077.3Garden Groveparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Koreatown

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. Set annual rent against average income of $65,766 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

It sits 1.7 points above the Orange County average of 7.0. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. Against Orange County at 51.8%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Food insecurity runs 28.3% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 23.4% against 15.2% nationally. At $1,835 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Garden Grove commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.2/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059088107

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059088107?

Census tract 06059088107 in the Koreatown neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (High 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 06059088107?

Median gross rent is $1,835/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059088107?

13.4% of residents in tract 06059088107 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,925.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059088107?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 81th, minority 88th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 06059088107 considered part of Koreatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059088107 fall within Koreatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059088107 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059088107 compare to Garden Grove overall?

Tract 06059088107 scores 8.7/10, higher than the parent city of Garden Grove at 7.3/10. 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.

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