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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Central City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Corpus Christi

Tract 48355000900 · Nueces, TX · pop 3,397 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 48355000900 runs through Central City in Corpus Christi. With 3,397 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #43,841 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $960 a month while the average household earns $40,302 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 15% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,293
Renter share40.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate25.1%
Median income$40,302

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Central City
High
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 86 tracts In Corpus Christi
High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#18 of 96 tracts In Nueces
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#976 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Corpus Christi and the region

Centroid at 27.7819, -97.4279 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central City scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Corpus Christi
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
25.1% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$960 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Corpus Christi
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Corpus Christi
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Corpus Christi
2.5

How Central City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Central City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 000900Corpus Christi: 2.72.7Corpus Christiparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 123Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 4.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2015)
  • 39Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 483550009002002: 31 filings (4.51/100 renter HHs)2003: 21 filings (3.05/100 renter HHs)2007: 32 filings (6.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 39 filings (4.02/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 26% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central City. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.3/10. 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 Corpus Christi eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Nueces County average of 5.0 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 123 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 63rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48355000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48355000900?

Census tract 48355000900 in the Central City neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 48355000900?

Median gross rent is $960/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48355000900?

25.1% of residents in tract 48355000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,397.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48355000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 61th, minority 97th, housing 19th.
Q5

Is tract 48355000900 considered part of Central City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48355000900 fall within Central City (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48355000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 123 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 48355000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.41% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48355000900 compare to Corpus Christi overall?

Tract 48355000900 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Corpus Christi at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Corpus Christi eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Corpus Christi

Top eight tracts in Corpus Christi ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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