Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
3 census tracts · pop 5,158 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Downtown Historic District spans 3 census tracts of El Paso, TX and houses 5,158 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the El Paso rate of 31.8%.
Average gross rent is $529, 51% below the El Paso average of $1,073. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 57%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 94% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Set annual rent against average household income of $16,920 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Court records carry 22 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 3.5% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in El Paso. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Durango and Las Playas score within a fraction of it.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Historic District vs El PasoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Historic District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
22Total filings (sum)
1.44%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2012)
1.44%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Downtown Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Historic District?
Downtown Historic District scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Downtown Historic District compare to El Paso overall?
Downtown Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than El Paso overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $529 vs $1,073.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Historic District?
Average gross rent in Downtown Historic District is $529/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Historic District residents are renters?
94% of Downtown Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in El Paso). The neighborhood has 5,158 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Historic District sits in the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Downtown Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Historic District is census tract 48141001900 (score 4.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 4.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Historic District for landlords?
Downtown Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to El Paso as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Historic District?
Downtown Historic District has 5,174 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (91.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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