Eviction Risk in Shepherd Park Plaza , Houston
3 census tracts · pop 11,948 · pop-weighted composite 5.1/10 · range 5.0–5.2
Shepherd Park Plaza is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Houston with 3 census tracts and a population of 11,948 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,464/month sits 8% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Shepherd Park Plaza 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.
Shepherd Park Plaza vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 12,480 residents across all tracts in Shepherd Park Plaza. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 34.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 48%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 8.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.7%
- Other / Multiracial 5.3%
3 tracts in Shepherd Park Plaza
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201531000 | 5.2 | 4,672 | 65% | $1,898 |
| 48201530600 | 5.2 | 2,812 | 41% | $1,133 |
| 48201530900 | 5.0 | 4,464 | 47% | $1,218 |
CDC SVI percentile: 60
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Shepherd Park Plaza
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 723Total filings (sum)
- 5.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.4%Peak year (2014)
- 6.64%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 685Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly observed
- 3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Shepherd Park Plaza
What is the eviction-risk score for Shepherd Park Plaza?
Shepherd Park Plaza scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Shepherd Park Plaza compare to Houston overall?
Shepherd Park Plaza scores 1.7 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 53% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,464 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Shepherd Park Plaza?
Median gross rent in Shepherd Park Plaza is $1,464/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Shepherd Park Plaza residents are renters?
33% of Shepherd Park Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 11,948 residents.
Is Shepherd Park Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Shepherd Park Plaza sits in the 60th 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.