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Shepherd Park Plaza Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201530600 · Harris, TX · pop 2,812 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

In the Shepherd Park Plaza area of Houston, census tract 48201530600 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,133 a month while the average household earns $68,125 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 27% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,189
Renter share45.4%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate24.5%
Median income$68,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Shepherd Park Plaza
Very High
Within parent city
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#326 of 952 tracts In Houston
Elevated
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#355 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Elevated
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#1,438 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.8313, -95.4052 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shepherd Park Plaza scores 5.3

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
24.5% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,133 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Shepherd Park Plaza compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Shepherd Park Plaza risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 530600Houston: 2.82.8Houstonparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 334Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 7.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.3%Peak (2014)
  • 43Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 482015306002009: 27 filings (3.61/100 renter HHs)2010: 38 filings (5.69/100 renter HHs)2011: 28 filings (4.18/100 renter HHs)2012: 39 filings (5.82/100 renter HHs)2013: 70 filings (10.45/100 renter HHs)2014: 89 filings (13.28/100 renter HHs)2015: 43 filings (6.42/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 59% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 307Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.85×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.17× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.29× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-09-01: 5 filings (1.05× baseline)2020-10-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.14× baseline)2020-12-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-04-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2021-05-01: 4 filings (0.70× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.14× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-08-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-09-01: 5 filings (1.05× baseline)2021-10-01: 3 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.14× baseline)2021-12-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2022-01-01: 6 filings (2.18× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (0.28× baseline)2022-03-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-05-01: 1 filings (0.17× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (0.29× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2022-08-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2022-10-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2022-11-01: 7 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 5 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-07-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2023-09-01: 2 filings (0.42× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.36× baseline)2023-11-01: 4 filings (0.57× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (2.91× baseline)2024-02-01: 10 filings (1.29× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2024-04-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (0.52× baseline)2024-06-01: 11 filings (1.57× baseline)2024-07-01: 11 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-09-01: 5 filings (1.05× baseline)2024-10-01: 7 filings (2.55× baseline)2024-11-01: 6 filings (0.86× baseline)2024-12-01: 7 filings (1.40× baseline)2025-01-01: 5 filings (1.82× baseline)2025-02-01: 7 filings (0.97× baseline)2025-03-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2025-04-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2025-05-01: 5 filings (0.87× baseline)2025-06-01: 4 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-07-01: 10 filings (1.82× baseline)2025-08-01: 10 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 6 filings (1.26× baseline)2025-10-01: 11 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 8 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-12-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2026-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Shepherd Park Plaza. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shepherd Park Plaza

The heaviest input here 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 in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 334 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.3% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201530600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201530600?

Census tract 48201530600 in the Shepherd Park Plaza neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 48201530600?

Median gross rent is $1,133/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201530600?

24.5% of residents in tract 48201530600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,812.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201530600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 71th, minority 85th, housing 100th.
Q5

Is tract 48201530600 considered part of Shepherd Park Plaza?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201530600 fall within Shepherd Park Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201530600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 334 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201530600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.06% of renter households, peaking at 13.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 48201530600 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× 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 48201530600 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201530600 scores 5.3/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

Top eight tracts in Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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