6 census tracts · pop 17,821 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.3–5.1
Fifth Ward takes in 6 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 17,821. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
Average gross rent is $996, 27% below the Houston average of $1,361. Court records carry 699 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 10.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.8% in 2015 against a 10.2% peak.
That places it #55 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 6 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $47,581.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Fifth Ward vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fifth Ward
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
699Total filings (sum)
7.43%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2013)
7.36%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,534Total filings 2020-21
5.7Avg monthly observed
6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.96×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Fifth Ward
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fifth Ward?
Fifth Ward scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fifth Ward compare to Houston overall?
Fifth Ward scores 1.2 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $996 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fifth Ward?
Average gross rent in Fifth Ward is $996/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fifth Ward residents are renters?
59% of Fifth Ward households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 17,821 residents.
Q5
Is Fifth Ward a high social-vulnerability area?
Fifth Ward sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fifth Ward have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fifth Ward is census tract 48201211101 (score 5.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Fifth Ward for landlords?
Fifth Ward carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fifth Ward?
Fifth Ward has 17,480 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
