1 census tracts · pop 4,639 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Pitcairn maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 4,639. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The filing record is not thin: 44 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 15.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #241 by risk, the middle third. At 5% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Porter Ranch and Telge Ranch score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
Pitcairn vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pitcairn
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
44Total filings (sum)
5.68%Avg annual filing rate
15.4%Peak year (2010)
1.53%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
37Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Pitcairn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pitcairn?
Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn compare to Houston overall?
Pitcairn scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,431 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pitcairn?
Average gross rent in Pitcairn is $1,431/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pitcairn residents are renters?
5% of Pitcairn households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,639 residents.
Q5
Is Pitcairn a high social-vulnerability area?
Pitcairn sits in the 20th 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 Pitcairn for landlords?
Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn?
Pitcairn has 4,725 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70%), Hispanic / Latino (14.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
