Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Brownwood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48049950202 · Brown, TX · pop 2,532 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Lake Brownwood
In Lake Brownwood, census tract 48049950202 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #73,059 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,024 a month while the average household earns $61,925 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,065
Renter share18.7%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$61,925
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Brownwood and the region
Centroid at 31.8786, -99.0920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Brownwood scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Brownwood
2.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.4
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,024 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Brownwood
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Brownwood
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Brownwood
5.0
How Lake Brownwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Brownwood
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.6/10. 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 Brownwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Brown County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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 48049950202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48049950202?
Census tract 48049950202 in Lake Brownwood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 48049950202?
Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48049950202?
14.7% of residents in tract 48049950202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,532.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48049950202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 73th, minority 22th, housing 40th.
Q5
How does tract 48049950202 compare to Lake Brownwood overall?
Tract 48049950202 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Brownwood at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Brownwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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