3 census tracts · pop 6,387 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.4–5.1
Washington Terrace spans 3 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 6,387. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Houston rate of 32.1%.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
At $1,018 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of Houston commands. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.4 to 5.1, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 1,446 across 3 observed tracts. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 24.2% of renter households. Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #86 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 6.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brookwood Forest and Southmore Plaza. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $59,169. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Terrace vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Terrace
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,446Total filings (sum)
11.50%Avg annual filing rate
24.2%Peak year (2015)
13.43%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,096Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Washington Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Terrace?
Washington Terrace scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Washington Terrace compare to Houston overall?
Washington Terrace scores 0.8 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,018 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Terrace?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Terrace is $1,018/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Terrace residents are renters?
56% of Washington Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 6,387 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Terrace sits in the 76th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Washington Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Washington Terrace is census tract 48201312300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.1, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Washington Terrace for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Houston as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Washington Terrace?
Washington Terrace has 6,461 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
