Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Midway City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westminster

Tract 06059088905 · Orange, CA · pop 4,894 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06059088905 (the Midway City area of Westminster, California) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #22,785 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,830 monthly, set against $92,951 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 15% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,374
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$92,951

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 9 tracts In Midway City
Very Low
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 18 tracts In Westminster
Very Low
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#138 of 613 tracts In Orange
High
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#4,126 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westminster and the region

Centroid at 33.7521, -117.9680 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midway City scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Westminster
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,830 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westminster
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westminster
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westminster
7.9

How Midway City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Midway City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 088905Westminster: 8.18.1Westminsterparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Midway City. 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 Midway City

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength 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 Westminster, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 87th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059088905

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059088905?

Census tract 06059088905 in the Midway City neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 06059088905?

Median gross rent is $1,830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059088905?

8.1% of residents in tract 06059088905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,894.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059088905?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 86th, minority 92th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 06059088905 considered part of Midway City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059088905 fall within Midway City (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059088905 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.0% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06059088905 compare to Westminster overall?

Tract 06059088905 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Westminster at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westminster; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westminster

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

Related