Neighborhood · Ranked #53,699 of 84,120 nationally

Chinatown Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201432901 · Harris, TX · pop 3,578 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 48201432901 sits in the Chinatown neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,102 monthly, set against $42,958 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 29% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,180

Renter share80.4%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate34.7%

Median income$42,958

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7163, -95.5279 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chinatown scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

34.7% poverty · this tract

8.7

Supply constraint

$1,102 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

99%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
84%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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

168Total filings over 7 yrs
2.75%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak (2011)
12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings dropped 48% over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

393Total filings 2020-21
5.1Avg monthly (observed)
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.65×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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

Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chinatown

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.7/10. 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 Houston eviction risk, 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 96th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 168 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48201432901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201432901?

Census tract 48201432901 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48201432901?

Median gross rent is $1,102/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201432901?

34.7% of residents in tract 48201432901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,578.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201432901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 77th, minority 90th, housing 84th.

Is tract 48201432901 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201432901 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201432901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 168 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201432901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.75% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201432901 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.65× 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.

How does tract 48201432901 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201432901 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. 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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