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Midway City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Westminster

Tract 06059099702 · Orange, CA · pop 8,090 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 06059099702 in the Midway City area of Westminster ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 8,090 residents. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,832 a month while the average household earns $71,372 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 28% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units2,377

Renter share59.2%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate28.0%

Median income$71,372

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westminster and the region

Centroid at 33.7411, -117.9854 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midway City scores 7.8

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

28.0% poverty · this tract

7.0

Supply constraint

$1,832 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: 90

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

71%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
99%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.

16.4%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
26.4%Food insecurity
22.4%SNAP enrollment
11.5%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
35.4%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 above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 90th 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 06059099702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059099702?

Census tract 06059099702 in the Midway City neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 06059099702?

Median gross rent is $1,832/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059099702?

28.0% of residents in tract 06059099702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,090.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059099702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 69th, minority 86th, housing 99th.

Is tract 06059099702 considered part of Midway City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06059099702 fall within Midway City (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06059099702 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.4% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059099702 compare to Westminster overall?

Tract 06059099702 scores 7.8/10, 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.