Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally

Midway City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Westminster

Tract 06059099601 · Orange, CA · pop 6,983 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 06059099601 runs through the Midway City neighborhood of Westminster. With 6,983 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,837 a month against an average household income of $70,865 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 18% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,231

Renter share51.8%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate17.9%

Median income$70,865

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westminster and the region

Centroid at 33.7496, -118.0062 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midway City scores 7

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

17.9% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,837 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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

88%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

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.

17.0%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
25.1%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
32.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Midway City

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th 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 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% 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 06059099601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099601?

Census tract 06059099601 in the Midway City neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06059099601?

Median gross rent is $1,837/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099601?

17.9% of residents in tract 06059099601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,983.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 63th, minority 86th, housing 74th.

Is tract 06059099601 considered part of Midway City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099601 fall within Midway City (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099601 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.0% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099601 compare to Westminster overall?

Tract 06059099601 scores 7/10, 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.