Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 48061012506 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48061012506 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,905
Census tract 48061012506 sits in Cameron, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.
29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,196 monthly, set against $80,479 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,453
Renter share30.2%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$80,479
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cameron and the region
Centroid at 26.0357, -97.5645 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 48061012506 scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,196 rent vs county FMR
7.6
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 48061012506 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.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
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)
- 16Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2015)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 48061012506
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.6/10. 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 set by Texas eviction laws law, 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 16 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48061012506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012506?
Census tract 48061012506 in Cameron scores 4.2/10 (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 48061012506?
Median gross rent is $1,196/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012506?
15.5% of residents in tract 48061012506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,905.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 68th, minority 87th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48061012506?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48061012506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.24% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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