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Census Tract · Ranked #57,875 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Jackson Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48039663200 · Brazoria, TX · pop 5,054

The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 48039663200 reflects conditions in Lake Jackson, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #37,325 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,274 a month against an average household income of $90,658 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 25% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,840
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$90,658

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 6 tracts In Lake Jackson
Moderate
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileBottomTop
#8 of 77 tracts In Brazoria
Very High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileBottomTop
#1,091 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileBottomTop
#57,875 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Jackson and the region

Centroid at 29.0520, -95.4481 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Jackson scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lake Jackson
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,274 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Jackson
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Jackson
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Jackson
5.3

How Lake Jackson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lake Jackson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 663200Lake Jackson: 3.23.2Lake Jacksonparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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 Lake Jackson

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lake Jackson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 49th 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 48039663200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48039663200?

Census tract 48039663200 in Lake Jackson scores 3.5/10 (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 48039663200?

Median gross rent is $1,274/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48039663200?

19.5% of residents in tract 48039663200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,054.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48039663200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 59th, minority 57th, housing 13th.

Q5

How does tract 48039663200 compare to Lake Jackson overall?

Tract 48039663200 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Jackson at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Jackson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake Jackson

Top eight tracts in Lake Jackson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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