Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,524 of 84,120 nationally
Old Sixth Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201510100 · Harris, TX · pop 2,794 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 48201510100 sits in the Old Sixth Ward neighborhood of Houston eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 37% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,763 monthly, set against $145,909 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,536
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$145,909
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7694, -95.3710 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Sixth Ward scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,763 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Old Sixth Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 45%Grade C
- 12%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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.
Historic baseline (2000-2018)
- 61Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.53%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.3%Peak (2010)
- 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 325Total filings 2020-21
- 4.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old Sixth Ward. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Sixth Ward
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 6.57x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 61 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201510100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201510100?
Census tract 48201510100 in the Old Sixth Ward neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201510100?
Median gross rent is $1,763/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201510100?
7.6% of residents in tract 48201510100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,794.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201510100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 2th, minority 56th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 48201510100 considered part of Old Sixth Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201510100 fall within Old Sixth Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201510100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201510100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.53% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201510100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 6.57× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201510100 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201510100 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Houston at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 48201510100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 12% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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