Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Walden Eviction Risk: Elevated , Beaumont

Tract 48245002200 · Jefferson, TX · pop 2,734 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

For landlords sizing up the Walden neighborhood of Beaumont, census tract 48245002200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $749 a month against an average household income of $39,743 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 28% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,097

Renter share55.0%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate39.7%

Median income$39,743

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Beaumont and the region

Centroid at 30.0381, -94.1250 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walden scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Beaumont

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

39.7% poverty · this tract

9.9

Supply constraint

$749 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Beaumont

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Beaumont

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Beaumont

3.0

How Walden compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

75%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walden. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walden

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Beaumont eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.4 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 Black and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48245002200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48245002200?

Census tract 48245002200 in the Walden neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48245002200?

Median gross rent is $749/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48245002200?

39.7% of residents in tract 48245002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,734.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48245002200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 99th, minority 95th, housing 8th.

Is tract 48245002200 considered part of Walden?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48245002200 fall within Walden (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48245002200 compare to Beaumont overall?

Tract 48245002200 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Beaumont at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beaumont eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48245002200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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