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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).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
88%
64% severely burdened
Median household income
$45,050
27.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Settegast vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Settegast score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Settegast: 5.75.7SettegastNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Fallbrook
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Settegast vs Houston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 +68%
Houston: 3.4
Rent burden
87.8% +174%
Houston: 32.1%
Median gross rent
$0 -100%
Houston: $1,361
Median HH income
$45,050 -28%
Houston: $62,894
Poverty rate
27.4% +39%
Houston: 19.7%
Renter share
22.8% -61%
Houston: 57.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Settegast

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 54.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 1.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 43.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 0.1%
Census tracts

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%
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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).

Frequently asked

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.

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