Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Port Arthur Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48245006600 · Jefferson, TX · pop 4,549 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Port Arthur

Tract 48245006600 covers Port Arthur in Jefferson County in Texas. Home to 4,549 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $761 a month against an average household income of $41,624 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 28% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,690

Renter share48.5%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate29.2%

Median income$41,624

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Arthur and the region

Centroid at 29.9534, -93.8856 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Arthur scores 5.9

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

29.2% poverty · this tract

7.3

Supply constraint

$761 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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: 96

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

96%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Arthur

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino 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.

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 48245006600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48245006600?

Census tract 48245006600 in Port Arthur scores 5.9/10 (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 48245006600?

Median gross rent is $761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48245006600?

29.2% of residents in tract 48245006600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,549.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48245006600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 94th, minority 91th, housing 80th.

How does tract 48245006600 compare to Port Arthur overall?

Tract 48245006600 scores 5.9/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Arthur

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