2 census tracts · pop 3,649 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.3–4.4
Westmoreland spans 2 census tracts of Houston, TX, population 3,649. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Against a Houston baseline of 32.1%, 27% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 10% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Among the 397 mapped neighborhoods of Houston, it ranks #99 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, High Oaks and Houmont Park score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $84,673, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,357, close to the Houston average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Westmoreland vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westmoreland
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
912Total filings 2020-21
5.8Avg monthly observed
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
2.10×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Westmoreland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westmoreland?
Westmoreland scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Westmoreland compare to Houston overall?
Westmoreland scores 0.7 points higher than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,357 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westmoreland?
Average gross rent in Westmoreland is $1,357/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westmoreland residents are renters?
80% of Westmoreland households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 3,649 residents.
Q5
Is Westmoreland a high social-vulnerability area?
Westmoreland sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Westmoreland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westmoreland is census tract 48201312502 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.4, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Westmoreland for landlords?
Westmoreland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Westmoreland?
Westmoreland has 3,761 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Hispanic / Latino (30.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
