Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Katy Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48157673201 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 12,227 · 29% of tract blocks fall in Katy
Here is how census tract 48157673201, in Katy, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 12,227. On the national scale it ranks #24,925 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,704 a month against an average household income of $168,297 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units3,903
Renter share11.2%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$168,297
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Katy and the region
Centroid at 29.7635, -95.8623 · click any tract to drill in
Why Katy scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Katy
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,704 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Katy
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Katy
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Katy
6.1
How Katy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Katy
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Katy, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fort Bend County average of 4.8 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48157673201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157673201?
Census tract 48157673201 in Katy scores 1.3/10 (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 48157673201?
Median gross rent is $2,704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48157673201?
6.0% of residents in tract 48157673201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 12,227.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48157673201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 17th, minority 62th, housing 9th.
Q5
How does tract 48157673201 compare to Katy overall?
Tract 48157673201 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Katy at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Katy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Katy
Top eight tracts in Katy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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