Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Minnetex Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201331502 · Harris, TX · pop 5,010 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up Minnetex in Houston, census tract 48201331502 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,585 monthly, set against $54,703 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,228
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$54,703
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6306, -95.3733 · click any tract to drill in
Why Minnetex scores 4.3
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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,585 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Minnetex compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 662Total filings 2020-21
- 8.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.40×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Minnetex
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.40x 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 48201331502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201331502?
Census tract 48201331502 in the Minnetex neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 48201331502?
Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201331502?
7.7% of residents in tract 48201331502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,010.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201331502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 61th, minority 93th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 48201331502 considered part of Minnetex?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201331502 fall within Minnetex (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201331502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.40× 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 48201331502 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201331502 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. 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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