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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Jackson Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48039663400 · Brazoria, TX · pop 8,187 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Lake Jackson

Tract 48039663400, home to 8,187 residents in Lake Jackson, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,425 monthly, set against $78,369 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 34% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units3,508
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$78,369

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Lake Jackson
High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 77 tracts In Brazoria
High
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4,159 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Jackson and the region

Centroid at 29.0217, -95.4497 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Jackson scores 3.4

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
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,425 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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: 3.43.4This tracttract 663400Lake Jackson: 2.42.4Lake Jacksonparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

What moves this score most is 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 63rd 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 48039663400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48039663400?

Census tract 48039663400 in Lake Jackson scores 3.4/10 (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 48039663400?

Median gross rent is $1,425/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48039663400?

15.1% of residents in tract 48039663400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,187.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48039663400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 48th, minority 60th, housing 75th.
Q5

How does tract 48039663400 compare to Lake Jackson overall?

Tract 48039663400 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Jackson at 2.4/10. 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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