Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Port Arthur Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48245006100 · Jefferson, TX · pop 1,337 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Port Arthur

Census tract 48245006100 belongs to Port Arthur, Texas. It is home to 1,337 residents and scores 5.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $782 monthly, set against $40,446 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 16% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units453

Renter share21.9%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate36.8%

Median income$40,446

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Arthur and the region

Centroid at 29.8762, -93.9406 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Arthur scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Arthur

2.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

36.8% poverty · this tract

9.2

Supply constraint

$782 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Arthur

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Arthur

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Arthur

8.6

How Port Arthur compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

85%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
44%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

21%Grade A
0%Grade B
45%Grade C
15%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

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Arthur

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 Port Arthur, 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.

Part of this tract, about 15% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48245006100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48245006100?

Census tract 48245006100 in Port Arthur scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48245006100?

Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48245006100?

36.8% of residents in tract 48245006100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,337.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48245006100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 93th, minority 97th, housing 44th.

How does tract 48245006100 compare to Port Arthur overall?

Tract 48245006100 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Port Arthur at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Arthur; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48245006100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 15% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Arthur

Top eight tracts in Port Arthur ranked by composite eviction-risk score.