Eviction Risk in Southpark , Austin
1 census tracts · pop 5,796 · pop-weighted composite 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6
Southpark is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Austin with 1 census tract and a population of 5,796 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 64% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 39% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,438/month sits 17% lower than the Austin citywide median ($1,729).
Southpark 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.
Southpark vs Austin
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 4,854 residents across all tracts in Southpark. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 78.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 9.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 10.2%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
- Other / Multiracial 1.4%
1 tracts in Southpark
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48453002411 | 5.6 | 5,796 | 64% | $1,438 |
CDC SVI percentile: 100
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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)
About Southpark
What is the eviction-risk score for Southpark?
Southpark scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Southpark compare to Austin overall?
Southpark scores 0.9 points higher than Austin overall (4.7/10). Rent burden: 64% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,438 vs $1,729.
What is the median rent in Southpark?
Median 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.
What percentage of Southpark residents are renters?
51% of Southpark households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 5,796 residents.
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.