Within neighborhood
19
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201433201 · Harris, TX · pop 4,241 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Here is how census tract 48201433201, in the Chinatown area of Houston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,241. On the national scale it ranks #40,661 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,046 a month against an average household income of $42,609 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,618
Renter share61.6%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$42,609
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6984, -95.5484 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 5.5
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
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,046 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 Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 555Total filings over 7 yrs
- 8.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.1%Peak (2009)
- 81Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 78Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.18×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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.1/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.18x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 555 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 8.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201433201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201433201?
Census tract 48201433201 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 48201433201?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201433201?
20.4% of residents in tract 48201433201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,241.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201433201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 81th, minority 89th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 48201433201 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201433201 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201433201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 555 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201433201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.31% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201433201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.18× 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.
Q8
How does tract 48201433201 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201433201 scores 5.5/10, 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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