Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Kemah Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48167721208 · Galveston, TX · pop 1,165 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Kemah
Kemah in Galveston County anchors census tract 48167721208, which lands at 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.
About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,149 monthly, set against $96,818 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units452
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$96,818
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kemah and the region
Centroid at 29.5286, -95.0200 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kemah scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kemah
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$2,149 rent vs county FMR
9.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kemah
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kemah
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kemah
6.2
How Kemah compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 24Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kemah
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Kemah, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Galveston County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 4.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167721208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167721208?
Census tract 48167721208 in Kemah scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 48167721208?
Median gross rent is $2,149/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167721208?
12.5% of residents in tract 48167721208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,165.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167721208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 30th, minority 62th, housing 1th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167721208 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 48167721208 compare to Kemah overall?
Tract 48167721208 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kemah at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kemah; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kemah
Top eight tracts in Kemah ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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