Within neighborhood
31
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201432501 · Harris, TX · pop 3,200 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 48201432501 sits in the Chinatown area of Houston eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. Population here is 3,200. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,523
Renter share54.6%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate41.9%
Median income$38,631
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7244, -95.5340 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
41.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,158 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 150Total filings 2020-21
- 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.44×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
Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Set annual rent against average income of $38,631 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Against Harris County at 49.5%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 24.6% against 11.3% nationally.
It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. At $1,158 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Houston commands.
On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201432501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432501?
Census tract 48201432501 in the Chinatown neighborhood 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 48201432501?
Median gross rent is $1,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432501?
41.9% of residents in tract 48201432501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,200.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 49th, minority 77th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 48201432501 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432501 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201432501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.44× 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 48201432501 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201432501 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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