Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Second Ward Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201310400 · Harris, TX · pop 3,394 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 48201310400 belongs to Second Ward in Houston, Texas. It is home to 3,394 residents and scores 4.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #60,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,140 monthly, set against $54,230 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,447
Renter share53.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$54,230
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.7515, -95.3287 · click any tract to drill in
Why Second Ward scores 5.1
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
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,140 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Second Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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
- 52%Grade C
- 0%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
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 175Total filings over 7 yrs
- 2.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2013)
- 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 191Total filings 2020-21
- 2.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.08×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Second Ward. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Second Ward
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 below 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.08x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201310400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201310400?
Census tract 48201310400 in the Second Ward neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 48201310400?
Median gross rent is $1,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201310400?
18.4% of residents in tract 48201310400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,394.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201310400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 86th, minority 89th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 48201310400 considered part of Second Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201310400 fall within Second Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201310400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 175 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201310400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.92% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201310400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.08× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201310400 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201310400 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. 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 48201310400 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. 0% 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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