Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061012403 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,385 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Brownsville

For landlords sizing up Brownsville in Cameron County, census tract 48061012403 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 11% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $842 a month while the average household earns $69,432 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 21% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units971

Renter share29.1%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate28.1%

Median income$69,432

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 26.0688, -97.5389 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brownsville scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brownsville

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

28.1% poverty · this tract

7.0

Supply constraint

$842 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brownsville

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brownsville

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brownsville

3.5

How Brownsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

82%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownsville

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Brownsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cameron 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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 48061012403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012403?

Census tract 48061012403 in Brownsville scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48061012403?

Median gross rent is $842/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012403?

28.1% of residents in tract 48061012403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,385.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 98th, minority 87th, housing 71th.

How does tract 48061012403 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061012403 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brownsville

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