Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Texas City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48167722700 ·
Galveston, TX · pop 5,334
How risky is Texas City for landlords? Census tract 48167722700 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,303 a month against an average household income of $57,778 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%Stable renters 24%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,022
Renter share45.3%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate23.6%
Median income$57,778
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83th percentile
#3 of 13 tracts In Texas City
High
Within county
77th percentile
#24 of 102 tracts In Galveston
High
Within state
76th percentile
#1,667 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
72th percentile
#23,554 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Texas City and the region
Centroid at 29.3867, -94.9894 · click any tract to drill in
Why Texas City scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
23.6% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,303 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
69%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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)
527Total filings 2020-21
6.8Avg monthly (observed)
20.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.34×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
What moves this score most is 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.34x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 75th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167722700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167722700?
Census tract 48167722700 in Texas City scores 5.1/10 (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 48167722700?
Median gross rent is $1,303/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167722700?
23.6% of residents in tract 48167722700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,334.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167722700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 65th, minority 90th, housing 62th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167722700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.34× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 48167722700 compare to Texas City overall?
Tract 48167722700 scores 5.1/10, 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.