Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Rusk Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48073950900 · Cherokee, TX · pop 4,593 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Rusk
In Rusk in Cherokee County, census tract 48073950900 scores 3.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 5th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 12% of renter households, a modest level, and 1% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,263 a month while the average household earns $70,278 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units790
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$70,278
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rusk and the region
Centroid at 31.8041, -95.0906 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rusk scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rusk
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,263 rent vs county FMR
8.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rusk
1.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rusk
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rusk
3.4
How Rusk compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rusk
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.5/10. 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 Rusk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cherokee County average of 4.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 70th 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.
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 48073950900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48073950900?
Census tract 48073950900 in Rusk scores 3.3/10 (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 48073950900?
Median gross rent is $1,263/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48073950900?
12.4% of residents in tract 48073950900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,593.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48073950900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 10th, minority 69th, housing 89th.
Q5
How does tract 48073950900 compare to Rusk overall?
Tract 48073950900 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Rusk at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rusk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rusk
Top eight tracts in Rusk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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