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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).

Eviction Risk
5.0
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
41%
0% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,769
Median household income
$90,840
9.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Laurel Creek vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Laurel Creek score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Laurel Creek: 5.05.0Laurel CreekNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · TX
Adobe Ridge
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.6K
Peer · TX
Atascocita South
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 10.2K
Peer · TX
Austinville
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 17.4K
Peer · TX
Central Southwest Houston
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 14.8K
Comparison

Laurel Creek vs Houston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.0 +47%
Houston: 3.4
Rent burden
40.6% +26%
Houston: 32.1%
Median gross rent
$1,769 +30%
Houston: $1,361
Median HH income
$90,840 +44%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
9.6% -51%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
15.0% -74%
Houston: 57.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Laurel Creek

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 26.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 49.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 8.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 13%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.9%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 39

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 42%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 50%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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).

Frequently asked

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.

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