Neighborhood · Ranked #60,609 of 84,120 nationally

Fifth Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston

Tract 48201211600 · Harris, TX · pop 2,945 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

For landlords sizing up the Fifth Ward neighborhood of Houston, census tract 48201211600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $932 a month while the average household earns $47,143 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 22% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,090

Renter share46.4%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate27.3%

Median income$47,143

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Houston and the region

Centroid at 29.7809, -95.3116 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fifth Ward scores 3.3

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

27.3% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$932 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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 Fifth Ward compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

93%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
78%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
73%Grade C
27%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

195Total filings over 7 yrs
6.54%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak (2012)
19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2009 to 2015

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

204Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly (observed)
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.06×Ratio to baseline

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

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fifth Ward. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fifth Ward

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 195 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 6.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.9% of renter households in 2012.

Part of this tract, about 27% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48201211600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201211600?

Census tract 48201211600 in the Fifth Ward neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 48201211600?

Median gross rent is $932/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201211600?

27.3% of residents in tract 48201211600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,945.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201211600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 85th, minority 94th, housing 78th.

Is tract 48201211600 considered part of Fifth Ward?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201211600 fall within Fifth Ward (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201211600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 195 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201211600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.54% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 48201211600 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.06× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.

How does tract 48201211600 compare to Houston overall?

Tract 48201211600 scores 3.3/10, 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.

Was tract 48201211600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 27% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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