Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Westminster

Tract 06059099223 · Orange, CA · pop 5,653 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Little Saigon area of Westminster anchors census tract 06059099223, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,314 monthly, set against $74,896 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 20% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,733

Renter share54.7%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate13.9%

Median income$74,896

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westminster and the region

Centroid at 33.7376, -117.9591 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Saigon scores 6.6

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

13.9% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$2,314 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Little Saigon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

77%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Little Saigon. 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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
17.6%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
32.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Little Saigon

What moves this score most 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 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 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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 06059099223

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099223?

Census tract 06059099223 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059099223?

Median gross rent is $2,314/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099223?

13.9% of residents in tract 06059099223 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,653.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099223?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 84th, minority 88th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06059099223 considered part of Little Saigon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099223 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099223 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099223 compare to Westminster overall?

Tract 06059099223 scores 6.6/10, 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.