Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Port Arthur Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48245005400 · Jefferson, TX · pop 1,534

Tract 48245005400 covers Port Arthur in Texas. Home to 1,534 residents, it scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #11,670 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,131 a month against an average household income of $35,884 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 10% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units597

Renter share26.3%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate28.6%

Median income$35,884

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Arthur and the region

Centroid at 29.8877, -93.9232 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Arthur scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Arthur

2.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

28.6% poverty · this tract

7.2

Supply constraint

$1,131 rent vs county FMR

5.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Arthur

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Arthur

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Arthur

8.6

How Port Arthur compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

92%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
44%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

78%Grade A
15%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Arthur

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Port Arthur, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.4 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 94th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 48245005400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48245005400?

Census tract 48245005400 in Port Arthur scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48245005400?

Median gross rent is $1,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48245005400?

28.6% of residents in tract 48245005400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,534.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48245005400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 100th, minority 100th, housing 44th.

How does tract 48245005400 compare to Port Arthur overall?

Tract 48245005400 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Port Arthur at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Arthur; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48245005400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Arthur

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