Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #42,790 of 84,120 nationally
Channelview Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48201252601 · Harris, TX · pop 3,547 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Channelview
Census tract 48201252601 sits in Channelview in Harris County, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $613 monthly, set against $41,048 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,207
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$41,048
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Channelview and the region
Centroid at 29.7911, -95.1160 · click any tract to drill in
Why Channelview scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$613 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 213Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.63×Ratio to 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
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Channelview, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harris County average of 5.2 and above 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 0.63x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201252601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201252601?
Census tract 48201252601 in Channelview scores 4.6/10 (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 48201252601?
Median gross rent is $613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201252601?
23.2% of residents in tract 48201252601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,547.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201252601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 98th, minority 86th, housing 68th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48201252601 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.63× 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 48201252601 compare to Channelview overall?
Tract 48201252601 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Channelview at 3.8/10. 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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