Eviction Risk in Southmore Plaza , Houston
4 census tracts · pop 16,208 · pop-weighted composite 5.2/10 · range 4.3–6.5
Southmore Plaza is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Houston with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,208 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 31% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,451/month sits 7% higher than the Houston citywide median ($1,361).
Southmore 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.
Southmore Plaza vs Houston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 14,816 residents across all tracts in Southmore Plaza. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 89.7%
- White (non-Hispanic) 8.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 0%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
- Other / Multiracial 0.8%
4 tracts in Southmore Plaza
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48201321401 | 6.5 | 3,991 | 38% | $1,488 |
| 48201321700 | 5.3 | 3,389 | 50% | $1,588 |
| 48201321800 | 4.9 | 4,402 | 30% | $1,091 |
| 48201320500 | 4.3 | 4,426 | 12% | $1,670 |
CDC SVI percentile: 80
Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Southmore Plaza
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 348Total filings (sum)
- 4.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.1%Peak year (2011)
- 3.61%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 419Total filings 2020-21
- 1.4Avg monthly observed
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.16×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
About Southmore Plaza
What is the eviction-risk score for Southmore Plaza?
Southmore Plaza scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Southmore Plaza compare to Houston overall?
Southmore Plaza scores 1.8 points higher than Houston overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 31% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,451 vs $1,361.
What is the median rent in Southmore Plaza?
Median gross rent in Southmore Plaza is $1,451/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Southmore Plaza residents are renters?
21% of Southmore Plaza households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 16,208 residents.
Is Southmore Plaza a high social-vulnerability area?
Southmore Plaza sits in the 80th 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.