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Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Texas City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48167722002 · Galveston, TX · pop 3,433

48167722002 is a census tract in Texas City, TX. It scores 3.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,433 residents. 62% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Galveston County average of 46.2%.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 14% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,434
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$64,102

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 13 tracts In Texas City
Low
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 102 tracts In Galveston
Elevated
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#3,048 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Texas City and the region

Centroid at 29.4013, -94.9310 · click any tract to drill in

Why Texas City scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Texas City
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$949 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Texas City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Texas City
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Texas City
2.4

How Texas City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Texas City risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.8This tracttract 7220023.3Texas Cityparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

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)

  • 299Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.11×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran near 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 Texas City

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.2/10.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. Average gross rent is $949, 27% below the Texas City average.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Adults with no health insurance runs 18.9% against 11.3% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $64,102, annual rent is just 18%.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Galveston County average of 4.0 closely. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48167722002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167722002?

Census tract 48167722002 in Texas City scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 48167722002?

Median gross rent is $949/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48167722002?

9.7% of residents in tract 48167722002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,433.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48167722002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 86th, minority 68th, housing 69th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 48167722002 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.11× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6

How does tract 48167722002 compare to Texas City overall?

Tract 48167722002 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Texas City at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Texas eviction laws City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Texas City

Top eight tracts in Texas City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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