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Census Tract · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

Richmond Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48157674800 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 5,934 · 56% of tract blocks fall in Richmond

Census tract 48157674800 covers part of Richmond, TX, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,934. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 32% Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,445
Renter share63.6%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$51,442

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Richmond
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 133 tracts In Fort Bend
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#83 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#23,808 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond and the region

Centroid at 29.5665, -95.7718 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richmond scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richmond
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$958 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richmond
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richmond
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richmond
7.8

How Richmond compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Richmond risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 6748004.1Richmondparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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)

  • 2,055Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 10.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.5%Peak (2009)
  • 147Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48157674800
Filings climbed 46% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richmond

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.1/10. 21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. Average gross rent is $958, 27% below the Richmond average.

It sits 1.7 points above the Fort Bend County average of 3.8. Adults with no health insurance runs 25.2% against 11.3% nationally. Cost burden runs 49% here against 42.8% across Fort Bend County.

Court records carry 2,055 eviction filings across 14 observed years. The worst year on record was 2009, when 15.5% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 10.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 72nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48157674800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157674800?

Census tract 48157674800 in Richmond scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 48157674800?

Median gross rent is $958/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157674800?

11.2% of residents in tract 48157674800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,934.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157674800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 75th, minority 82th, housing 60th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48157674800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,055 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 48157674800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.69% of renter households, peaking at 15.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48157674800 compare to Richmond overall?

Tract 48157674800 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Richmond at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richmond

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

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