Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
MLK Eviction Risk: Lower , Austin
Tract 48453002109 · Travis, TX · pop 4,121 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 48453002109 reflects conditions in the MLK area of Austin, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,404 a month against an average household income of $104,850 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,741
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$104,850
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Austin and the region
Centroid at 30.2815, -97.6906 · click any tract to drill in
Why MLK scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Austin
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,404 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Austin
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Austin
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Austin
4.5
How MLK compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
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)
- 689Total filings over 12 yrs
- 9.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.4%Peak (2007)
- 64Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in MLK
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Austin 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 Travis County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 689 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 9.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.4% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 55th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48453002109
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453002109?
Census tract 48453002109 in the MLK neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 48453002109?
Median gross rent is $1,404/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48453002109?
15.3% of residents in tract 48453002109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,121.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48453002109?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 11th, minority 66th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 48453002109 considered part of MLK?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453002109 fall within MLK (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48453002109?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 689 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 48453002109 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.69% of renter households, peaking at 14.4% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48453002109 compare to Austin overall?
Tract 48453002109 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Austin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Austin
Top eight tracts in Austin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
The Drag
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
North Austin Civic Association
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
The Drag
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
West Campus
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
The Drag
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Timber Creek
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Hemphill Park
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Elmhurst Heights
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Related