Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Texas City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48167721901 · Galveston, TX · pop 4,606 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Texas City
For landlords sizing up Texas City in Galveston County, census tract 48167721901 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #60,974 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,244 a month while the average household earns $75,893 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,264
Renter share39.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$75,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Texas City and the region
Centroid at 29.4353, -95.0430 · click any tract to drill in
Why Texas City scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Texas City
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,244 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Texas City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Texas City
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Texas City
2.4
How Texas City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 440Total filings 2020-21
- 5.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.26×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Texas City
What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.5/10. 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 Texas eviction laws City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Galveston County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.26x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 69th 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 48167721901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167721901?
Census tract 48167721901 in Texas City scores 4.1/10 (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 48167721901?
Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167721901?
13.9% of residents in tract 48167721901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,606.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167721901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 81th, minority 65th, housing 36th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167721901 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.26× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 48167721901 compare to Texas City overall?
Tract 48167721901 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Texas City at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Texas eviction laws City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Texas City
Top eight tracts in Texas City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
48167722200
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48167722300
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167722700
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167722600
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167723100
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167721902
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167726200
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167722100
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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