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Eviction Risk in Hearthstone , Houston

Tract 48201540904 · Harris, TX · pop 4,790 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 48201540904 sits in the Hearthstone neighborhood of Houston, Texas. It has a population of 4,790 and an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). 32% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 10% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,316/month against a median household income of $76,961 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
4.6
Moderate tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
32%
10% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$1,316
vs county FMR_2BR: -14%
Median household income
$76,961
9.9% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 29.8896, -95.6338. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 4,723 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 22.9% White (non-Hispanic): 28% Black (non-Hispanic): 35.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 9.5% Other / Multiracial: 4.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 22.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 28%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 35.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 9.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.3%
Score breakdown

How the 4.6/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 8.4 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 1.5 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 5.7 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 5.5 Houston (inherited)
Rent control risk 1.0 Houston (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 3.5 state law
Tenant organizing strength 3.5 Houston (inherited)
Housing court bias 2.5 Houston (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 2.5 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 3.6 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

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.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 645Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 12.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.66×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 7 filings (0.39× baseline)2020-02-01: 6 filings (0.41× baseline)2020-03-01: 8 filings (0.70× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (0.09× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 11 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-10-01: 2 filings (0.12× baseline)2020-11-01: 4 filings (0.26× baseline)2020-12-01: 7 filings (0.54× baseline)2021-01-01: 5 filings (0.28× baseline)2021-02-01: 2 filings (0.14× baseline)2021-03-01: 3 filings (0.26× baseline)2021-04-01: 7 filings (0.72× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.09× baseline)2021-06-01: 4 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-07-01: 3 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.15× baseline)2021-09-01: 11 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-10-01: 13 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.06× baseline)2021-12-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (0.17× baseline)2022-02-01: 7 filings (0.48× baseline)2022-03-01: 5 filings (0.43× baseline)2022-04-01: 8 filings (0.82× baseline)2022-05-01: 5 filings (0.44× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (0.26× baseline)2022-07-01: 17 filings (1.36× baseline)2022-08-01: 27 filings (1.96× baseline)2022-09-01: 9 filings (0.61× baseline)2022-10-01: 16 filings (0.98× baseline)2022-11-01: 10 filings (0.65× baseline)2022-12-01: 21 filings (1.62× baseline)2023-01-01: 16 filings (0.89× baseline)2023-02-01: 13 filings (0.90× baseline)2023-03-01: 10 filings (0.87× baseline)2023-04-01: 11 filings (1.13× baseline)2023-05-01: 28 filings (2.49× baseline)2023-06-01: 18 filings (1.57× baseline)2023-07-01: 16 filings (1.28× baseline)2023-08-01: 28 filings (2.04× baseline)2023-09-01: 18 filings (1.22× baseline)2023-10-01: 21 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-11-01: 19 filings (1.23× baseline)2023-12-01: 22 filings (1.69× baseline)2024-01-01: 10 filings (0.56× baseline)2024-02-01: 10 filings (0.69× baseline)2024-03-01: 6 filings (0.52× baseline)2024-04-01: 13 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-05-01: 13 filings (1.16× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (0.43× baseline)2024-07-01: 4 filings (0.32× baseline)2024-08-01: 7 filings (0.51× baseline)2024-09-01: 8 filings (0.54× baseline)2024-10-01: 12 filings (0.74× baseline)2024-11-01: 7 filings (0.45× baseline)2024-12-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2025-01-01: 6 filings (0.33× baseline)2025-02-01: 5 filings (0.34× baseline)2025-03-01: 2 filings (0.17× baseline)2025-04-01: 3 filings (0.31× baseline)2025-05-01: 5 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-06-01: 7 filings (0.61× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (0.16× baseline)2025-08-01: 8 filings (0.58× baseline)2025-09-01: 12 filings (0.81× baseline)2025-10-01: 3 filings (0.18× baseline)2025-11-01: 3 filings (0.19× baseline)2025-12-01: 18 filings (1.38× baseline)2026-01-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hearthstone. Closest by composite score.

Tract · TX
Hearthstone
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Frequently asked

About tract 48201540904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201540904?

Census tract 48201540904 in the Hearthstone neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 48201540904?

Median gross rent is $1,316/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48201540904?

9.9% of residents in tract 48201540904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,790.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48201540904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 28th, minority 77th, housing 23th.

Is tract 48201540904 considered part of Hearthstone?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201540904 fall within Hearthstone (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

Did eviction filings in tract 48201540904 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.66× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.