Eviction Risk in Laurel Creek , Houston
1 census tracts · pop 4,140 · pop-weighted composite 5.0/10 · range 5.0–5.0
Laurel Creek is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 4,140 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 41% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 0% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,769/month sits 30% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Laurel Creek 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.
Laurel Creek vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 4,048 residents across all tracts in Laurel Creek. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 26.7%
- White (non-Hispanic) 49.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 8.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 13%
- Other / Multiracial 1.9%
1 tracts in Laurel Creek
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201534205 | 5.0 | 4,140 | 41% | $1,769 |
CDC SVI percentile: 39
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Laurel Creek
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 39Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly observed
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.53×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Laurel Creek
What is the eviction-risk score for Laurel Creek?
Laurel Creek scores 5.0/10 (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 Laurel Creek compare to Houston overall?
Laurel Creek scores 1.6 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 41% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,769 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Laurel Creek?
Median gross rent in Laurel Creek is $1,769/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Laurel Creek residents are renters?
15% of Laurel Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,140 residents.
Is Laurel Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Laurel Creek sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.