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Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

La Feria Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061011906 · Cameron, TX · pop 1,802 · 76% of tract blocks fall in La Feria

Census tract 48061011906 covers part of La Feria, TX, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,802 residents. 68% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Cameron County average of 42.8%.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 9% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units738
Renter share26.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate32.2%
Median income$38,775

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In La Feria
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 121 tracts In Cameron
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#1,124 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,278 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across La Feria and the region

Centroid at 26.1715, -97.8263 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Feria scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from La Feria
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
32.2% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$779 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Feria
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Feria
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Feria
8.7

How La Feria compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
La Feria risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.9This tracttract 0119063.8La Feriaparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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 La Feria

Adults with no health insurance runs 36.5% against 11.3% nationally. 25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

The score leans hardest on housing-court posture at 8.7/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. Average gross rent is $779, 25% below the La Feria average. It sits 1.0 points above the Cameron County average of 3.9.

On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061011906

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061011906?

Census tract 48061011906 in La Feria scores 4.9/10 (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 48061011906?

Median gross rent is $779/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061011906?

32.2% of residents in tract 48061011906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,802.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061011906?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 100th, minority 91th, housing 55th.
Q5

How does tract 48061011906 compare to La Feria overall?

Tract 48061011906 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of La Feria at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Feria; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in La Feria

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

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