1 census tracts · pop 5,796 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Southpark is a one-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 5,796 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 39% 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.
64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Austin rate of 29.1%. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,438, 17% below the Austin average of $1,729. The filing record is not thin: 654 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 8.4% of renter households. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
That places it #1 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin. Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 10/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $54,758. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southpark vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southpark
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
654Total filings (sum)
6.56%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2012)
8.41%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Southpark
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southpark?
Southpark scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Southpark compare to Austin overall?
Southpark scores 1.4 points higher than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,438 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southpark?
Average gross rent in Southpark is $1,438/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southpark residents are renters?
51% of Southpark households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 5,796 residents.
Q5
Is Southpark a high social-vulnerability area?
Southpark sits in the 100th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Southpark for landlords?
Southpark carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southpark?
Southpark has 4,854 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (78.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
