Eviction Risk in Groveland Terrace , Houston
1 census tracts · pop 3,198 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.8–5.8
Groveland Terrace is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 3,198 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 14% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $941/month sits 31% lower than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Groveland Terrace vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Groveland Terrace vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 3,077 residents across all tracts in Groveland Terrace. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 91.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 0.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 6.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.1%
- Other / Multiracial 0.4%
1 tracts in Groveland Terrace
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201212400 | 5.8 | 3,198 | 60% | $941 |
CDC SVI percentile: 83
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Groveland Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 97Total filings (sum)
- 3.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak year (2014)
- 4.09%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 120Total filings 2020-21
- 1.6Avg monthly observed
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Groveland Terrace
What is the eviction-risk score for Groveland Terrace?
Groveland Terrace scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Groveland Terrace compare to Houston overall?
Groveland Terrace scores 2.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 60% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $941 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Groveland Terrace?
Median gross rent in Groveland Terrace is $941/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Groveland Terrace residents are renters?
43% of Groveland Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 3,198 residents.
Is Groveland Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Groveland Terrace sits in the 83th 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.