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Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Galveston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48167725800 · Galveston, TX · pop 5,107

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48167725800 (Galveston, Texas) comes in at 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,627 a month against an average household income of $75,707 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 21% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units2,297
Renter share53.5%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate20.9%
Median income$75,707

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 23 tracts In Galveston
Moderate
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 102 tracts In Galveston
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#1,560 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#22,213 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Galveston and the region

Centroid at 29.2834, -94.8633 · click any tract to drill in

Why Galveston scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Galveston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
20.9% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,627 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Galveston
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Galveston
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Galveston
7.8

How Galveston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Galveston risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 725800Galveston: 2.72.7Galvestonparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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)

  • 552Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 9.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.80×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 10 filings (0.63× baseline)2020-02-01: 9 filings (0.69× baseline)2020-03-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.10× baseline)2020-08-01: 6 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-09-01: 11 filings (1.38× baseline)2020-10-01: 9 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.13× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.06× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.06× baseline)2021-02-01: 6 filings (0.46× baseline)2021-03-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 12 filings (12.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 6 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-08-01: 5 filings (0.63× baseline)2021-09-01: 9 filings (1.13× baseline)2021-10-01: 13 filings (0.87× baseline)2021-11-01: 7 filings (0.47× baseline)2021-12-01: 5 filings (0.29× baseline)2022-01-01: 12 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-02-01: 8 filings (0.62× baseline)2022-03-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 9 filings (9.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 10 filings (5.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 5 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-08-01: 11 filings (1.38× baseline)2022-09-01: 4 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-10-01: 8 filings (0.53× baseline)2022-11-01: 5 filings (0.33× baseline)2022-12-01: 6 filings (0.35× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-02-01: 5 filings (0.38× baseline)2023-03-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-04-01: 9 filings (9.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 8 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-08-01: 8 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 9 filings (1.13× baseline)2023-10-01: 10 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-11-01: 4 filings (0.27× baseline)2023-12-01: 9 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-01-01: 11 filings (0.69× baseline)2024-02-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2024-03-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2024-04-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 8 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.20× baseline)2024-08-01: 17 filings (2.13× baseline)2024-09-01: 10 filings (1.25× baseline)2024-10-01: 12 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (0.33× baseline)2024-12-01: 10 filings (0.59× baseline)2025-01-01: 12 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-02-01: 17 filings (1.31× baseline)2025-03-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 7 filings (7.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 8 filings (0.80× baseline)2025-08-01: 22 filings (2.75× baseline)2025-09-01: 12 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-10-01: 6 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-11-01: 5 filings (0.33× baseline)2025-12-01: 17 filings (1.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below 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 Galveston

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Galveston, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Galveston County average of 5.0 and above 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 0.80x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 87th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 48167725800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167725800?

Census tract 48167725800 in Galveston scores 5.2/10 (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 48167725800?

Median gross rent is $1,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48167725800?

20.9% of residents in tract 48167725800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,107.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48167725800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 100th, minority 72th, housing 44th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 48167725800 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.80× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6

How does tract 48167725800 compare to Galveston overall?

Tract 48167725800 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Galveston at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Galveston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Galveston

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

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