1 census tracts · pop 3,191 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Dawson is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 3,191 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Austin rate of 29.1%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 17% 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.
Court records for this tract carry 592 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 10.6% of renter households.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2012, is well off that peak. That places it #125 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin.
For a like-for-like read, Old West Austin and Delwood score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $113,750, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,740, close to the Austin average. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dawson vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dawson
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
592Total filings (sum)
5.85%Avg annual filing rate
10.6%Peak year (2003)
1.91%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Dawson
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dawson?
Dawson scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Dawson compare to Austin overall?
Dawson scores 1.0 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,740 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dawson?
Average gross rent in Dawson is $1,740/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dawson residents are renters?
63% of Dawson households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 3,191 residents.
Q5
Is Dawson a high social-vulnerability area?
Dawson sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Dawson for landlords?
Dawson carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Austin as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Dawson?
Dawson has 3,051 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.4%), Hispanic / Latino (38.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
