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Census Tract · Ranked #64,794 of 84,120 nationally

Iowa Colony Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48039661800 · Brazoria, TX · pop 9,520 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Iowa Colony

Census tract 48039661800 belongs to Iowa Colony, Texas. It is home to 9,520 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #52,602 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,787 a month against an average household income of $127,361 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units3,229
Renter share5.2%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$127,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 2 tracts In Iowa Colony
Very High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileBottomTop
#19 of 77 tracts In Brazoria
High
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileBottomTop
#2,295 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileBottomTop
#64,794 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Iowa Colony and the region

Centroid at 29.3734, -95.3860 · click any tract to drill in

Why Iowa Colony scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Iowa Colony
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,787 rent vs county FMR
9.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iowa Colony
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iowa Colony
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iowa Colony
2.6

How Iowa Colony compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Iowa Colony risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 661800Iowa Colony: 2.82.8Iowa Colonyparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Iowa Colony

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.2/10. 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 Iowa eviction laws Colony, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Brazoria County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48039661800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48039661800?

Census tract 48039661800 in Iowa Colony scores 3/10 (Lower 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 48039661800?

Median gross rent is $1,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48039661800?

7.4% of residents in tract 48039661800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,520.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48039661800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 64th, minority 79th, housing 69th.

Q5

How does tract 48039661800 compare to Iowa Colony overall?

Tract 48039661800 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Iowa Colony at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iowa eviction laws Colony; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Iowa Colony

Top eight tracts in Iowa Colony ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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