Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #48,314 of 84,120 nationally
South Houston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48201320800 · Harris, TX · pop 4,804
With a score of 6.6/10, tract 48201320800 in South Houston in Harris County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,804 residents. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,249 a month against an average household income of $41,387 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,649
Renter share46.5%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate24.6%
Median income$41,387
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.6598, -95.2410 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Houston scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Houston
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
24.6% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,249 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Houston
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Houston
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Houston
8.3
How South Houston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000-2018)
- 146Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2009)
- 14Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)
- 158Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.26×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Houston
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 146 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.8% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201320800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201320800?
Census tract 48201320800 in South Houston scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201320800?
Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201320800?
24.6% of residents in tract 48201320800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201320800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 96th, minority 95th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201320800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201320800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.82% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201320800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.26× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201320800 compare to South Houston overall?
Tract 48201320800 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of South Houston at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Houston
Top eight tracts in South Houston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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