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Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Midway City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Westminster

Tract 06059099701 · Orange, CA · pop 6,184 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

For landlords sizing up the Midway City area of Westminster, census tract 06059099701 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,615 a month while the average household earns $71,025 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 37% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,859
Renter share66.0%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$71,025

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In Midway City
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Westminster
Moderate
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 613 tracts In Orange
Very High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2,277 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westminster and the region

Centroid at 33.7484, -117.9853 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midway City scores 6.9

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
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,615 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westminster
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westminster
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westminster
3.8

How Midway City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Midway City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 099701Westminster: 8.18.1Westminsterparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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 eviction process difficulty at 6.4/10. 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 below the Orange County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059099701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099701?

Census tract 06059099701 in the Midway City neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06059099701?

Median gross rent is $1,615/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099701?

15.6% of residents in tract 06059099701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,184.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 91th, minority 86th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 06059099701 considered part of Midway City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099701 fall within Midway City (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06059099701 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.
Q7

How does tract 06059099701 compare to Westminster overall?

Tract 06059099701 scores 6.9/10, 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.
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