Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
La Marque Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48167723200 · Galveston, TX · pop 5,923 · 65% of tract blocks fall in La Marque
Census tract 48167723200 covers part of La Marque, TX, and scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,923. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,206
Renter share18.0%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$96,216
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Marque and the region
Centroid at 29.3727, -95.0232 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Marque scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Marque
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,372 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Marque
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Marque
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Marque
7.6
How La Marque compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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)
- 457Total filings 2020-21
- 5.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.48×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 La Marque
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 7.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $96,216, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. It tracks the Galveston County average of 4.0 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,372, close to the La Marque average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167723200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167723200?
Census tract 48167723200 in La Marque 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 48167723200?
Median gross rent is $1,372/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167723200?
10.8% of residents in tract 48167723200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,923.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167723200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 46th, minority 77th, housing 84th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167723200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.48× 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 48167723200 compare to La Marque overall?
Tract 48167723200 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of La Marque at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Marque; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Marque
Top eight tracts in La Marque ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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