2 census tracts · pop 11,310 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lakewood takes in 2 census tracts of Dallas, TX and houses 11,310 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. At $2,510 a month, rents sit 71% over what the rest of Dallas commands.
The voucher gap is 33.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Against a Dallas baseline of 30.9%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Running hot is supply constraint at 7.6/10. Court records carry 875 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 14.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.6% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Dallas, it ranks #32 by risk, the lower third. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Harwood District and Lower Greenville score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood vs DallasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
875Total filings (sum)
4.72%Avg annual filing rate
14.5%Peak year (2006)
3.31%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
232Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
2.46×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas, TX).
Frequently asked
About Lakewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood?
Lakewood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Lakewood compare to Dallas overall?
Lakewood scores 0.7 points lower than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,510 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood?
Average gross rent in Lakewood is $2,510/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood residents are renters?
15% of Lakewood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 11,310 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood sits in the 4th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lakewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lakewood is census tract 48113008000 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Lakewood for landlords?
Lakewood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dallas as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood?
Lakewood has 11,972 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
