1 census tracts · pop 5,676 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Wortham Falls maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX and houses 5,676 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Houston rate of 32.1%. Court records for this tract carry 136 eviction filings. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
At $1,170 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Houston commands. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 14.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.4% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Porter Ranch and Longwood Village.
Against average income of $85,500, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wortham Falls vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wortham Falls
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
136Total filings (sum)
8.26%Avg annual filing rate
14.1%Peak year (2010)
5.42%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
106Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.16×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Wortham Falls
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wortham Falls?
Wortham Falls scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Wortham Falls compare to Houston overall?
Wortham Falls scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,170 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wortham Falls?
Average gross rent in Wortham Falls is $1,170/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wortham Falls residents are renters?
22% of Wortham Falls households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 5,676 residents.
Q5
Is Wortham Falls a high social-vulnerability area?
Wortham Falls 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.
Q6
How safe is Wortham Falls for landlords?
Wortham Falls carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wortham Falls?
Wortham Falls has 5,729 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.5%), Hispanic / Latino (24.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
