Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Galena Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48201233701 · Harris, TX · pop 4,363 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Galena Park
With a score of 6.1/10, tract 48201233701 in Galena Park in Harris County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,363 residents. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,176 monthly, set against $55,975 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,436
Renter share28.1%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$55,975
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Galena Park and the region
Centroid at 29.7358, -95.2468 · click any tract to drill in
Why Galena Park scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Galena Park
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Galena Park
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Galena Park
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Galena Park
7.4
How Galena Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 177Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.7%Peak (2011)
- 22Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 91Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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 Galena Park
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 7.4/10. 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 Galena Park, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 177 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.7% of renter households in 2011.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
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 48201233701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201233701?
Census tract 48201233701 in Galena Park scores 5/10 (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 48201233701?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201233701?
21.1% of residents in tract 48201233701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201233701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 83th, minority 93th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201233701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 177 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201233701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.36% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201233701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.57× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201233701 compare to Galena Park overall?
Tract 48201233701 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Galena Park at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Galena Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 48201233701 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Galena Park
Top eight tracts in Galena Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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