Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #53,699 of 84,120 nationally
Houston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48201221400 · Harris, TX · pop 6,414
Census tract 48201221400 belongs to Houston in Harris County, Texas. It is home to 6,414 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #27,926 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,042 monthly, set against $33,441 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,809
Renter share59.5%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate36.5%
Median income$33,441
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8534, -95.3916 · click any tract to drill in
Why Houston scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
36.5% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Houston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000-2018)
- 356Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2015)
- 70Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 79% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 1,046Total filings 2020-21
- 13.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.91×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Houston
The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.91x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201221400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201221400?
Census tract 48201221400 in Houston 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 48201221400?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201221400?
36.5% of residents in tract 48201221400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,414.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201221400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 93th, minority 94th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201221400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 356 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201221400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201221400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.91× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48201221400 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201221400 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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