Item 23 - Public Hearing - FY 2025-29 5 Year Plan, Annual Action Plan for CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs

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Orange County 84 25-29 Regional AFH The composite score for each Tract is determined by whether it falls above or below the median (50th percentile) tract or block group value within each region. On the map, a higher numerical score indicates more positive economic outcomes. These maps show the following relationship between residency patterns and economic outcomes, including employment: • Countywide, there is a similar pattern to the education scores, with cities in the central County tending to have lower economic scores than cities and unincorporated areas along the coast and in the southern, northern, and eastern parts of the County. Low score areas generally correspond to areas where the population is predominantly Hispanic of AAPI, whereas the high score areas correspond to predominantly White areas. • In the Orange County Urban County jurisdictions, o There are g enerally good economic outcomes in Cypress, Yorba Linda, North Tustin, La Palma, Los Alamitos, unincorporated areas east of Yorba Linda, Brea, North Tustin, Orange Park Acres, Villa Park , Seal Beach (except for the Tract where Leisure World, a retirement community, is located), Rossmoor, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Ladera Ranch , and Capistrano Beach. o There is a mix of economic outcomes in the following places: ▪ Placentia, where there are lower economic scores in the southwest corner of the city, which is predominantly Hispanic. ▪ Laguna Woods and North Laguna Hills, which are predominantly White and have lower economic scores. ▪ San Juan Capistrano, where there are lower economic scores in the Census Tract that encompasses the interchange between I-5 and the Ortega Highway (SR-74), which is also a high POC segregation area and predominantly Hispanic. • In Aliso Viejo, neighborhoods across the city have high economic scores, are predominantly White, and are mostly areas of high White concentration. • In Anaheim, neighborhoods with lower economic scores include neighborhoods considered to be areas of high POC segregation, including those north of downtown and along SR-91, and south of downtown and adjacent to Disneyland. These areas are predominantly Hispanic. Conversely, Anaheim Hills has high economic scores and is predominantly White. • In Buena Park, the neighborhoods between I-5 and SR-91 have the lowest economic scores in the city. These areas are predominantly Hispanic. The northeastern corner of the city, which is predominantly AAPI, has the highest economic scores in the city. • In Costa Mesa, the neighborhoods in and surrounding downtown, on the west side of Newport Boulevard have the lowest economic scores. These are also areas that are predominantly Hispanic. EXHIBIT 6