Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally
Wheatley Place Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Dallas
Tract 48113003700 · Dallas, TX · pop 3,295 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
48113003700 is a census tract in the Wheatley Place Historic District area of Dallas, TX. It scores 3.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,295. 29% 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
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,220
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$78,490
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
34
th percentile
Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 32.7631, -96.7615 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheatley Place Historic District scores 3.3
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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,353 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Wheatley Place Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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
- 100%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)
- 1,828Total filings over 18 yrs
- 15.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.2%Peak (2001)
- 128Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 587Total filings 2020-21
- 7.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wheatley Place Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheatley Place Historic District
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 20.3% against 11.3% nationally. Court records carry 1,828 eviction filings across 18 observed years. The worst year on record was 2001, when 19.2% of renter households were served.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Dallas. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Average gross rent is $1,353, 8% below the Dallas average.
In a typical year about 15.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.
It tracks the Dallas County average of 3.8 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113003700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113003700?
Census tract 48113003700 in the Wheatley Place Historic District neighborhood 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 48113003700?
Median gross rent is $1,353/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113003700?
9.4% of residents in tract 48113003700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,295.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113003700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 67th, minority 86th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 48113003700 considered part of Wheatley Place Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113003700 fall within Wheatley Place Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113003700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,828 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113003700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.92% of renter households, peaking at 19.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48113003700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48113003700 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48113003700 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Dallas at 3.7/10. 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 48113003700 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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