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Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

San Antonio Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48029160501 · Bexar, TX · pop 4,922

Census tract 48029160501 sits in San Antonio eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $549 monthly, set against $19,037 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 27% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,169
Renter share71.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate75.1%
Median income$19,037

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 321 tracts In San Antonio
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 375 tracts In Bexar
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#166 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#8,138 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Antonio and the region

Centroid at 29.4113, -98.5388 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Antonio scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Antonio
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
75.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$549 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Antonio
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Antonio
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Antonio
3.0

How San Antonio compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Antonio risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 160501San Antonio: 2.82.8San Antonioparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 752Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 19.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.2%Peak (2004)
  • 104Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480291605012000: 23 filings (5.96/100 renter HHs)2001: 36 filings (9.33/100 renter HHs)2002: 66 filings (17.10/100 renter HHs)2003: 119 filings (30.84/100 renter HHs)2004: 132 filings (34.21/100 renter HHs)2005: 90 filings (17.72/100 renter HHs)2006: 86 filings (16.93/100 renter HHs)2007: 96 filings (18.90/100 renter HHs)2008: 104 filings (20.47/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 352% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Antonio

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Antonio eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bexar County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48029160501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029160501?

Census tract 48029160501 in San Antonio scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48029160501?

Median gross rent is $549/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029160501?

75.1% of residents in tract 48029160501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,922.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029160501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 95th, minority 96th, housing 58th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029160501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 752 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029160501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.05% of renter households, peaking at 34.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48029160501 compare to San Antonio overall?

Tract 48029160501 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of San Antonio at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Antonio eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 48029160501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in San Antonio ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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