Eviction Risk in Porter Ranch , Houston
1 census tracts · pop 28,999 · pop-weighted composite 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4
Porter Ranch is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 28,999 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,760/month sits 29% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Porter Ranch vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Porter Ranch vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 34,297 residents across all tracts in Porter Ranch. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 31.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 29.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 19.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 15.4%
- Other / Multiracial 3.5%
1 tracts in Porter Ranch
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201542902 | 5.4 | 28,999 | 54% | $1,760 |
CDC SVI percentile: 61
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Porter Ranch
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,645Total filings 2020-21
- 21.4Avg monthly observed
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 6.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Porter Ranch
What is the eviction-risk score for Porter Ranch?
Porter Ranch scores 5.4/10 (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 Porter Ranch compare to Houston overall?
Porter Ranch scores 2.0 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 54% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,760 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Porter Ranch?
Median gross rent in Porter Ranch is $1,760/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Porter Ranch residents are renters?
21% of Porter Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 28,999 residents.
Is Porter Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?
Porter Ranch sits in the 61th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.