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An Equity Profile of Orange County
Less
than 46%
46% to
55%
55% to 62%
62% to 68%
68%
or more
Heavily rent burdened throughout the county
High levels of rent burden are common throughout much of the county
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78. Rent Burden by Census Tract, 2016
Orange County residents face a housing crisis.
Throughout the county there are
neighborhoods with rent-burden rates of 68
percent or higher. However, there are
particular concentrations in neighborhoods in
Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton, and Garden
Grove. There are also neighborhoods with
rent-burdened households in Laguna Niguel,
Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, and San Juan
Capistrano. In Orange County, 57 percent of
renter-occupied households are rent-
burdened.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; TomTom, ESRI, HERE, DeLorme, MaymyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community. Universe includes renter-
occupied households with cash rent. Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Areas in white have missing data.
