Eviction Risk in Onion Creek Forest , Austin
2 census tracts · pop 8,108 · pop-weighted composite 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.4
Onion Creek Forest is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Austin with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,108 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 42% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,815/month sits 5% higher than the Austin citywide median ($1,729).
Onion Creek Forest vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Onion Creek Forest vs Austin
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 7,757 residents across all tracts in Onion Creek Forest. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 74.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 16.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 5.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
- Other / Multiracial 1.5%
2 tracts in Onion Creek Forest
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48453002442 | 5.4 | 2,935 | 40% | $2,071 |
| 48453002412 | 5.3 | 5,173 | 42% | $1,669 |
CDC SVI percentile: 72
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Onion Creek Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 320Total filings (sum)
- 7.09%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.7%Peak year (2008)
- 6.72%Latest filed (2012)
About Onion Creek Forest
What is the eviction-risk score for Onion Creek Forest?
Onion Creek Forest scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Onion Creek Forest compare to Austin overall?
Onion Creek Forest scores 0.6 points higher than Austin overall (4.7/10). Rent burden: 42% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,815 vs $1,729.
What is the median rent in Onion Creek Forest?
Median gross rent in Onion Creek Forest is $1,815/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Onion Creek Forest residents are renters?
22% of Onion Creek Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 8,108 residents.
Is Onion Creek Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Onion Creek Forest sits in the 72th 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.