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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Central City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Corpus Christi

Tract 48355001601 · Nueces, TX · pop 4,634 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Central City neighborhood of Corpus Christi is where census tract 48355001601 sits, home to 4,634 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,152 monthly, set against $40,278 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 14% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,474
Renter share35.2%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate29.1%
Median income$40,278

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Central City
Very High
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 86 tracts In Corpus Christi
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 96 tracts In Nueces
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#652 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Corpus Christi and the region

Centroid at 27.7729, -97.4306 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central City scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Corpus Christi
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
29.1% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,152 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Corpus Christi
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Corpus Christi
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Corpus Christi
2.5

How Central City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Central City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 001601Corpus Christi: 2.72.7Corpus Christiparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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)

  • 91Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.2%Peak (2015)
  • 33Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 483550016012002: 11 filings (2.26/100 renter HHs)2003: 27 filings (5.54/100 renter HHs)2007: 20 filings (4.45/100 renter HHs)2015: 33 filings (8.19/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 200% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central City. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central City

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 Corpus Christi eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Nueces County average of 5.0 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 91 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2015.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48355001601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48355001601?

Census tract 48355001601 in the Central City neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 48355001601?

Median gross rent is $1,152/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48355001601?

29.1% of residents in tract 48355001601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,634.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48355001601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 66th, minority 98th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 48355001601 considered part of Central City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48355001601 fall within Central City (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48355001601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 91 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 48355001601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.11% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48355001601 compare to Corpus Christi overall?

Tract 48355001601 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Corpus Christi at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Corpus Christi eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Corpus Christi

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

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