Within neighborhood
56
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201433004 · Harris, TX · pop 2,322 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 48201433004 covers part of the Chinatown area of Houston, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,322. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units794
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate42.2%
Median income$35,472
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
76
th percentile
High
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7168, -95.5432 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 5.1
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
42.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$903 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 26%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)
- 38Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.44×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
Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
Adults with no health insurance runs 56.3% against 11.3% nationally. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Disability prevalence runs 50.4% against 31.5% nationally. Average gross rent is $903, 34% below the Houston average. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10.
Against the Harris County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201433004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201433004?
Census tract 48201433004 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 48201433004?
Median gross rent is $903/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201433004?
42.2% of residents in tract 48201433004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,322.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201433004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 26th, minority 94th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 48201433004 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201433004 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201433004 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.44× 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 48201433004 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201433004 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. 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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