Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Texas City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48167726200 · Galveston, TX · pop 2,748 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Texas City
Census tract 48167726200 belongs to Texas City in Galveston County, Texas. It is home to 2,748 residents and scores 4.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,153 a month while the average household earns $60,781 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,158
Renter share40.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$60,781
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Texas City and the region
Centroid at 29.3590, -94.9128 · click any tract to drill in
Why Texas City scores 4.4
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
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,153 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 267Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 14.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above 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 heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.8/10. 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 Black and ranks around the 83rd 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 14.83x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48167726200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48167726200?
Census tract 48167726200 in Texas City scores 4.4/10 (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 48167726200?
Median gross rent is $1,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48167726200?
15.1% of residents in tract 48167726200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,748.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48167726200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 74th, minority 77th, housing 89th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48167726200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 14.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 48167726200 compare to Texas City overall?
Tract 48167726200 scores 4.4/10, 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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48167722300
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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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
48167722100
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · TX
48167721901
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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