Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Alto Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48073951000 · Cherokee, TX · pop 2,963 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Alto
Census tract 48073951000 runs through Alto in Cherokee County. With 2,963 residents, it scores 4.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #71,394 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $620 monthly, set against $61,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,205
Renter share33.4%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate19.1%
Median income$61,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alto and the region
Centroid at 31.5973, -95.0840 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alto scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alto
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$620 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alto
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alto
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alto
5.9
How Alto compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alto
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Alto, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cherokee County average of 4.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 88th 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 48073951000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48073951000?
Census tract 48073951000 in Alto scores 4.8/10 (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 48073951000?
Median gross rent is $620/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48073951000?
19.1% of residents in tract 48073951000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,963.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48073951000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 91th, minority 65th, housing 90th.
Q5
How does tract 48073951000 compare to Alto overall?
Tract 48073951000 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Alto at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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