Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Texas City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48167722300 · Galveston, TX · pop 7,283
Census tract 48167722300 belongs to Texas City in Galveston County, Texas. It is home to 7,283 residents and scores 4.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #63,396 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,315 a month while the average household earns $56,110 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,593
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate23.7%
Median income$56,110
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Texas City and the region
Centroid at 29.3901, -94.9241 · click any tract to drill in
Why Texas City scores 5.2
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
23.7% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,315 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 982Total filings 2020-21
- 12.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 13.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.94×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.9/10. 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 below the Galveston County average of 5.0 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.94x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167722300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167722300?
Census tract 48167722300 in Texas City scores 5.2/10 (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 48167722300?
Median gross rent is $1,315/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167722300?
23.7% of residents in tract 48167722300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,283.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167722300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 95th, minority 82th, housing 58th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167722300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.94× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 48167722300 compare to Texas City overall?
Tract 48167722300 scores 5.2/10, 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.
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48167722200
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48167722700
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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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
Tract · TX
48167721901
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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