2 census tracts · pop 6,835 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.6–4.4
Govalle spans 2 census tracts of Austin, TX and houses 6,835 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Austin baseline of 29.1%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,052, 39% below the Austin average of $1,729. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records carry 644 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 9.3% of renter households.
Among the 151 mapped neighborhoods of Austin, it ranks #93 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $128,829, annual rent is only 10%, a wide affordability cushion.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Govalle vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Govalle
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
644Total filings (sum)
5.49%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2012)
7.86%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Govalle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Govalle?
Govalle scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Govalle compare to Austin overall?
Govalle scores 0.2 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,052 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Govalle?
Average gross rent in Govalle is $1,052/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Govalle residents are renters?
44% of Govalle households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 6,835 residents.
Q5
Is Govalle a high social-vulnerability area?
Govalle sits in the 72nd 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 Govalle have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Govalle is census tract 48453000801 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 4.4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Govalle for landlords?
Govalle carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Govalle?
Govalle has 7,598 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (40%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
