Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201433003 · Harris, TX · pop 5,634 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 48201433003 belongs to the Chinatown area of Houston, Texas. It is home to 5,634 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $976 a month while the average household earns $45,483 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 94% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 62%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,917
Renter share94.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate26.4%
Median income$45,483
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7084, -95.5514 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 5.9
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
26.4% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$976 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 241Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2010)
- 22Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 167Total filings 2020-21
- 2.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.90×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.6/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.90x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 241 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201433003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201433003?
Census tract 48201433003 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 48201433003?
Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201433003?
26.4% of residents in tract 48201433003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,634.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201433003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 91th, minority 98th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 48201433003 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201433003 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201433003?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 241 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201433003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.13% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201433003 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.90× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201433003 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201433003 scores 5.9/10, 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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