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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Corpus Christi

Tract 48355001000 · Nueces, TX · pop 2,912 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

In the Downtown area of Corpus Christi, census tract 48355001000 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #31,041 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $841 monthly, set against $28,929 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 23% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,004
Renter share55.0%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate49.3%
Median income$28,929

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Downtown
Very High
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 86 tracts In Corpus Christi
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 96 tracts In Nueces
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#395 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Corpus Christi and the region

Centroid at 27.7828, -97.4138 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 6.2

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
49.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$841 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Downtown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 001000Corpus Christi: 2.72.7Corpus Christiparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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)

  • 148Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2002)
  • 39Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 483550010002002: 39 filings (5.06/100 renter HHs)2003: 31 filings (4.02/100 renter HHs)2007: 39 filings (5.74/100 renter HHs)2015: 39 filings (5.42/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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 148 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 100th 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 48355001000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48355001000?

Census tract 48355001000 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48355001000?

Median gross rent is $841/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48355001000?

49.3% of residents in tract 48355001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,912.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48355001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 99th, minority 91th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 48355001000 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48355001000 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48355001000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 148 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 48355001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.06% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48355001000 compare to Corpus Christi overall?

Tract 48355001000 scores 6.2/10, 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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