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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Texas City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48167723100 · Galveston, TX · pop 3,821 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Texas City

Texas City in Galveston County anchors census tract 48167723100, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,138 monthly, set against $50,954 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 25% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,650
Renter share62.5%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$50,954

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 13 tracts In Texas City
Elevated
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 102 tracts In Galveston
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#2,060 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Texas City and the region

Centroid at 29.3910, -95.0164 · click any tract to drill in

Why Texas City scores 4.8

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
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,138 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 723100Texas City: 2.42.4Texas Cityparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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)

  • 485Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.62×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2020-04-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.25× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2020-08-01: 2 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2020-12-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2021-01-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-03-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-04-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 4 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-07-01: 11 filings (2.75× baseline)2021-08-01: 4 filings (0.57× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2021-11-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-12-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2022-05-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-06-01: 6 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-07-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2022-08-01: 8 filings (1.14× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 6 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-01-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-03-01: 7 filings (1.75× baseline)2023-04-01: 14 filings (4.67× baseline)2023-05-01: 8 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 18 filings (2.25× baseline)2023-07-01: 11 filings (2.75× baseline)2023-08-01: 14 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 14 filings (3.50× baseline)2023-10-01: 13 filings (3.25× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2024-01-01: 14 filings (2.33× baseline)2024-02-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 13 filings (3.25× baseline)2024-04-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2024-05-01: 7 filings (3.50× baseline)2024-06-01: 4 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-07-01: 10 filings (2.50× baseline)2024-08-01: 8 filings (1.14× baseline)2024-09-01: 9 filings (2.25× baseline)2024-10-01: 7 filings (1.75× baseline)2024-11-01: 10 filings (3.33× baseline)2024-12-01: 9 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 19 filings (3.17× baseline)2025-02-01: 18 filings (9.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 10 filings (2.50× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 16 filings (8.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 14 filings (1.75× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2025-08-01: 10 filings (1.43× baseline)2025-09-01: 12 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 9 filings (2.25× baseline)2025-11-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2025-12-01: 13 filings (4.33× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Texas City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 Texas eviction laws City, 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 safer side for landlords.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.62x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 85th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48167723100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167723100?

Census tract 48167723100 in Texas City scores 4.8/10 (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 48167723100?

Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48167723100?

18.3% of residents in tract 48167723100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,821.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48167723100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 67th, minority 77th, housing 83th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 48167723100 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.62× 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 48167723100 compare to Texas City overall?

Tract 48167723100 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Texas City at 2.4/10. 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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