Eviction Risk in Settegast , Houston
1 census tracts · pop 5,795 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7
Settegast is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Houston with 1 census tract and a population of 5,795 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 88% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 64% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).
Settegast 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.
Settegast vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic-Black Neighborhood — 5,644 residents across all tracts in Settegast. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 54.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 1.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 43.6%
- Other / Multiracial 0.1%
1 tracts in Settegast
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201231000 | 5.7 | 5,795 | 88% | — |
CDC SVI percentile: 95
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Settegast
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 279Total filings (sum)
- 9.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak year (2009)
- 8.61%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 376Total filings 2020-21
- 4.9Avg monthly observed
- 3.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Settegast
What is the eviction-risk score for Settegast?
Settegast scores 5.7/10 (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 Settegast compare to Houston overall?
Settegast scores 2.3 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 88% vs 32% citywide.
What percentage of Settegast residents are renters?
23% of Settegast households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,795 residents.
Is Settegast a high social-vulnerability area?
Settegast sits in the 95th 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.