2 census tracts · pop 7,388 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.2
Zilker is a 2-tract neighborhood of Austin, TX and houses 7,388 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
22% 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. Cost burden runs 38% against 29.1% citywide, putting Zilker 8.4% over its own city. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.2, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Court records for this tract carry 217 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 4.3% of renter households.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2012, is well off that peak.
That places it #105 of 151 neighborhoods in Austin. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,791, close to the Austin average.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Zilker vs AustinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Zilker
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
217Total filings (sum)
1.63%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2005)
0.79%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Zilker
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Zilker?
Zilker scores 3.6/10 (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 Zilker compare to Austin overall?
Zilker scores 0.4 points lower than Austin overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,791 vs $1,729.
Q3
What is the average rent in Zilker?
Average gross rent in Zilker is $1,791/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Zilker residents are renters?
55% of Zilker households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Austin). The neighborhood has 7,388 residents.
Q5
Is Zilker a high social-vulnerability area?
Zilker sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Zilker have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Zilker is census tract 48453001923 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Zilker for landlords?
Zilker carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Zilker?
Zilker has 7,633 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.5%), Hispanic / Latino (17.7%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
