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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston

Tract 48201433007 · Harris, TX · pop 1,595 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

48201433007 is a census tract in the Chinatown area of Houston, TX. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,595. Adults with no health insurance runs 45.6% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 53% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units525
Renter share97.9%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$40,120

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 17 tracts In Chinatown
High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 952 tracts In Houston
Very High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#228 of 1,115 tracts In Harris
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7077, -95.5424 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chinatown scores 5.1

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
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$980 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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.
Chinatown risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 4330073.7Houstonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 9Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 6.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chinatown

98% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. At $980 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Houston commands.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.8% against 31.5% nationally. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

It sits 1.1 points above the Harris County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201433007

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201433007?

Census tract 48201433007 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 48201433007?

Median gross rent is $980/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201433007?

24.4% of residents in tract 48201433007 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,595.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201433007?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 53th, minority 99th, housing 100th.
Q5

Is tract 48201433007 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201433007 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48201433007 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 6.00× 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.
Q7

How does tract 48201433007 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201433007 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Houston

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

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