3 census tracts · pop 7,374 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Mustang-Padre Island takes in 3 census tracts of Corpus Christi, TX and houses 7,374 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $2,192, 70% above the Corpus Christi average of $1,292.
The voucher gap is 57.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running hot is supply constraint at 8.5/10.
Cost burden runs 23% against 31.1% citywide, putting Mustang-Padre Island 8.1% under its own city. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. That places it #7 of 8 neighborhoods in Corpus Christi. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Calallen and South Side score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $140,239, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Mustang-Padre Island vs Corpus ChristiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Mustang-Padre Island
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mustang-Padre Island?
Mustang-Padre Island scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Mustang-Padre Island compare to Corpus Christi overall?
Mustang-Padre Island scores 0.3 points lower than Corpus Christi overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,192 vs $1,292.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mustang-Padre Island?
Average gross rent in Mustang-Padre Island is $2,192/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mustang-Padre Island residents are renters?
23% of Mustang-Padre Island households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Corpus Christi). The neighborhood has 7,374 residents.
Q5
Is Mustang-Padre Island a high social-vulnerability area?
Mustang-Padre Island sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Mustang-Padre Island have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mustang-Padre Island is census tract 48355006204 (score 3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Mustang-Padre Island for landlords?
Mustang-Padre Island carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Corpus Christi as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mustang-Padre Island?
Mustang-Padre Island has 7,984 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.8%), Hispanic / Latino (27.7%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
