Mahatma Gandhi District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Houston
Tract 48201432806 ·
Harris, TX · pop 4,827 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Here is how census tract 48201432806, in the Mahatma Gandhi District area of Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,827. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,035 a month against an average household income of $34,708 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 95% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%Stable renters 42%Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units1,792
Renter share94.8%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate29.0%
Median income$34,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80th percentile
#5 of 21 tracts In Mahatma Gandhi District
High
Within parent city
92th percentile
#81 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
94th percentile
#71 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Very High
Within state
96th percentile
#266 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7111, -95.5125 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mahatma Gandhi District scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
29.0% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,035 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 Mahatma Gandhi District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
96%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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)
275Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly (observed)
6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.57×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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
Within Mahatma Gandhi District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What drives eviction risk in Mahatma Gandhi District
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 100th 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 0.57x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201432806
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432806?
Census tract 48201432806 in the Mahatma Gandhi District neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 48201432806?
Median gross rent is $1,035/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432806?
29.0% of residents in tract 48201432806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,827.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432806?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 82th, minority 94th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 48201432806 considered part of Mahatma Gandhi District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432806 fall within Mahatma Gandhi District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201432806 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 48201432806 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201432806 scores 6.3/10, 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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