Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Brownsville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48061014404 · Cameron, TX · pop 5,234 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Brownsville
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 48061014404 in Brownsville, TX reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,234. 69% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,387
Renter share25.5%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$46,654
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brownsville and the region
Centroid at 25.9855, -97.4663 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brownsville scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$870 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brownsville
Cost burden runs 97% here against 42.8% across Cameron County. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 31.7% against 11.3% nationally. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 8.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Cameron County average of 3.9 closely.
Average gross rent is $870, close to the Brownsville average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $46,654.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48061014404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061014404?
Census tract 48061014404 in Brownsville scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 48061014404?
Median gross rent is $870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 97% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061014404?
23.5% of residents in tract 48061014404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,234.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061014404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 89th, minority 94th, housing 32th.
Q5
How does tract 48061014404 compare to Brownsville overall?
Tract 48061014404 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3.4/10. 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.
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
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48061012512
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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48061013106
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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Southmost
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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