9 census tracts · pop 39,310 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.7
South Side spans 9 census tracts of Corpus Christi, TX and houses 39,310 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.4/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Corpus Christi baseline of 31.1%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The 9 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.7, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 792 across 9 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 77.8% of renter households. At $1,439 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Corpus Christi commands.
That places it #7 of 8 neighborhoods in Corpus Christi. Judgments average 3.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Calallen and Mustang-Padre Island.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
9 tracts · population-weighted
South Side vs Corpus ChristiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Side
Aggregated across 9 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
792Total filings (sum)
6.04%Avg annual filing rate
77.8%Peak year (2015)
3.59%Latest filed (2015)
Frequently asked
About South Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Side?
South Side scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 9 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 South Side compare to Corpus Christi overall?
South Side scores 0.1 points higher than Corpus Christi overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,439 vs $1,292.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Side?
Average gross rent in South Side is $1,439/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Side residents are renters?
54% of South Side households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Corpus Christi). The neighborhood has 39,310 residents.
Q5
Is South Side a high social-vulnerability area?
South Side sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Side have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Side is census tract 48355003402 (score 4.7/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.7, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is South Side for landlords?
South Side carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 South Side?
South Side has 38,845 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (61.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
