1 census tracts · pop 4,457 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Wortham Grove maps to a single census tract in Houston, TX, population 4,457. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Houston rate of 32.1%. 21% 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.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10. At $1,587 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Houston commands. Court records for this tract carry 819 eviction filings.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 23.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 7.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #241 of 397 neighborhoods in Houston. The closest comparables inside the same city are Porter Ranch and Longwood Village.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wortham Grove vs HoustonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wortham Grove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
819Total filings (sum)
17.88%Avg annual filing rate
23.0%Peak year (2010)
7.37%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
659Total filings 2020-21
8.6Avg monthly observed
7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston, TX).
Frequently asked
About Wortham Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wortham Grove?
Wortham Grove 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 Grove compare to Houston overall?
Wortham Grove scores 0.7 points lower than Houston overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,587 vs $1,361.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wortham Grove?
Average gross rent in Wortham Grove is $1,587/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wortham Grove residents are renters?
52% of Wortham Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Houston). The neighborhood has 4,457 residents.
Q5
Is Wortham Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Wortham Grove sits in the 59th 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 Grove for landlords?
Wortham Grove 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 Grove?
Wortham Grove has 3,992 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (38.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
