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Acacia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harlingen

Tract 48061011000 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,896 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 48061011000 sits in the Acacia area of Harlingen eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $577 a month while the average household earns $37,072 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 27% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units983
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate37.7%
Median income$37,072

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Acacia
Moderate
Within parent city
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 23 tracts In Harlingen
High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#23 of 121 tracts In Cameron
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#266 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Harlingen and the region

Centroid at 26.1854, -97.7085 · click any tract to drill in

Why Acacia scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Harlingen
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
37.7% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$577 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harlingen
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harlingen
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harlingen
7.2

How Acacia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Acacia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 011000Harlingen: 2.52.5Harlingenparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

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)

  • 29Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 2.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2018)
  • 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 480610110002015: 10 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2016: 8 filings (1.99/100 renter HHs)2018: 11 filings (2.74/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Acacia

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 Harlingen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cameron County average of 4.5 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 29 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2018.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48061011000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011000?

Census tract 48061011000 in the Acacia neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 48061011000?

Median gross rent is $577/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011000?

37.7% of residents in tract 48061011000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,896.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 100th, minority 94th, housing 69th.
Q5

Is tract 48061011000 considered part of Acacia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061011000 fall within Acacia (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061011000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061011000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.60% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48061011000 compare to Harlingen overall?

Tract 48061011000 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Harlingen at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harlingen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harlingen

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

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