2 census tracts · pop 9,833 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Pamela Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 9,833. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 32.1% citywide, putting Pamela Heights 18.3% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,118, 18% below the Houston average of $1,361. Court records carry 695 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 27.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $50,462.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pamela Heights vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pamela Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
695Total filings (sum)
9.64%Avg annual filing rate
27.0%Peak year (2011)
8.02%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
749Total filings 2020-21
4.9Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.39×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Pamela Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pamela Heights?
Pamela Heights scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Pamela Heights compare to Houston overall?
Pamela Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,118 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pamela Heights?
Average gross rent in Pamela Heights is $1,118/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pamela Heights residents are renters?
46% of Pamela Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 9,833 residents.
Q5
Is Pamela Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Pamela Heights sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Pamela Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pamela Heights is census tract 48201330200 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Pamela Heights for landlords?
Pamela Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pamela Heights?
Pamela Heights has 10,283 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (64.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
