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Eviction Risk in Shepherd Park Plaza , Houston

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

Census tract 48201530600 sits in the Shepherd Park Plaza neighborhood of Houston, Texas. It has a population of 2,812 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 41% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,133/month against a median household income of $68,125 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
5.2
Moderate tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
41%
20% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,133
vs county FMR_2BR: -26%
Median household income
$68,125
24.5% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 29.8313, -95.4052. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 3,142 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 42.3% White (non-Hispanic): 26.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 26.2% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.8% Other / Multiracial: 2.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 42.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 26.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 26.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.4%
Score breakdown

How the 5.2/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 8.4 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 1.5 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 5.7 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 5.5 Houston (inherited)
Rent control risk 1.0 Houston (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 3.5 state law
Tenant organizing strength 3.5 Houston (inherited)
Housing court bias 2.5 Houston (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 6.1 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 2.4 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

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 — 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 — 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 composite score.

Tract · TX
Shepherd Park Plaza
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
Shepherd Park Plaza
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
Frequently asked

About tract 48201530600

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

Census tract 48201530600 in the Shepherd Park Plaza neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 48201530600?

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.