Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Lawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dallas
Tract 48113000401 · Dallas, TX · pop 4,649 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 48113000401 covers the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, home to 4,649 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,649 a month against an average household income of $58,232 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 91% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units2,101
Renter share91.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate22.9%
Median income$58,232
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 32.8113, -96.8294 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Lawn scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dallas
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
22.9% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,649 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dallas
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dallas
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dallas
3.0
How Oak Lawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 49%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 864Total filings over 18 yrs
- 3.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.7%Peak (2012)
- 99Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 421% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 772Total filings 2020-21
- 10.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Oak Lawn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Lawn
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.7/10. 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 Dallas eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dallas County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.06x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113000401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113000401?
Census tract 48113000401 in the Oak Lawn neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 48113000401?
Median gross rent is $1,649/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113000401?
22.9% of residents in tract 48113000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,649.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113000401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 15th, minority 79th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 48113000401 considered part of Oak Lawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113000401 fall within Oak Lawn (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113000401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 864 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113000401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.85% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48113000401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.06× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48113000401 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48113000401 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Dallas at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dallas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 48113000401 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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