1 census tracts · pop 2,040 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Memorial Thicket maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 2,040. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 16% against 32.1% citywide, putting Memorial Thicket 16.3% under its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. At $1,459 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Houston commands. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Wingspan at Bridgeland and Longwood Village. Against average income of $115,074, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Memorial Thicket vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Memorial Thicket
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
303Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Memorial Thicket
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Memorial Thicket?
Memorial Thicket scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Memorial Thicket compare to Houston overall?
Memorial Thicket scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,459 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Memorial Thicket?
Average gross rent in Memorial Thicket is $1,459/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Memorial Thicket residents are renters?
62% of Memorial Thicket households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 2,040 residents.
Q5
Is Memorial Thicket a high social-vulnerability area?
Memorial Thicket sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Memorial Thicket for landlords?
Memorial Thicket carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Memorial Thicket?
Memorial Thicket has 2,169 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.1%), Hispanic / Latino (23.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
