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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Channelview Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48201252500 · Harris, TX · pop 4,821 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Channelview

48201252500 is a census tract in Channelview, TX. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. Adults with no health insurance runs 39.6% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 24% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,452
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate28.6%
Median income$54,158

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Channelview
Elevated
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#107 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Channelview and the region

Centroid at 29.7661, -95.1281 · click any tract to drill in

Why Channelview scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Channelview
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
28.6% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,089 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Channelview
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Channelview
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Channelview
7.1

How Channelview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Channelview risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 2525003.7Channelviewparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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)

  • 529Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 11.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.1%Peak (2013)
  • 77Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48201252500
Filings climbed 35% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 276Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.54×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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 Channelview

Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.

Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10.

Against Harris County at 49.5%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0.

Court records carry 529 eviction filings across 7 observed years. At $1,089 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Channelview commands. The worst year on record was 2013, when 14.1% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 11.8% of renter households face a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201252500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201252500?

Census tract 48201252500 in Channelview 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 48201252500?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201252500?

28.6% of residents in tract 48201252500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,821.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201252500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 90th, minority 84th, housing 47th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201252500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 529 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201252500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.79% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201252500 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.54× 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.
Q7

How does tract 48201252500 compare to Channelview overall?

Tract 48201252500 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Channelview at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Channelview; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Channelview

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

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