Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061012517 · Cameron, TX · pop 4,489

Eviction risk in Brownsville eviction risk in Cameron County centers on tract 48061012517, which scores $1/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 4,489 residents. On the national scale it ranks #82,545 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $99,936 a year. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 9% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,652

Renter share9.0%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$99,936

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9596, -97.5262 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brownsville scores 4.2

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

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 39

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

52%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownsville

The score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 well 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 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 48061012517

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012517?

Census tract 48061012517 in Brownsville 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.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012517?

15.4% of residents in tract 48061012517 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,489.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012517?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 83th, minority 97th, housing 2th.

How does tract 48061012517 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061012517 scores 4.2/10, 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.