Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201433007 · Harris, TX · pop 1,595 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 48201433007 runs through the Chinatown neighborhood of Houston. With 1,595 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #43,739 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $980 monthly, set against $40,120 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 53%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units525
Renter share97.9%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$40,120
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7077, -95.5424 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 5.6
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
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$980 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.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 99%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)
- 9Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above 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
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.1/10. 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 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 98th 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 6.00x 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 48201433007
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201433007?
Census tract 48201433007 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 48201433007?
Median gross rent is $980/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201433007?
24.4% of residents in tract 48201433007 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,595.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201433007?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 53th, minority 99th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 48201433007 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201433007 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201433007 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 6.00× 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 48201433007 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201433007 scores 5.6/10, 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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