Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
South Dallas Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48113020300 · Dallas, TX · pop 2,271 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 48113020300 runs through the South Dallas area of Dallas. With 2,271 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $973 monthly, set against $47,372 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 85% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units1,170
Renter share85.1%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$47,372
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 32.7743, -96.7668 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Dallas 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
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$973 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 South Dallas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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
- 75%Grade C
- 8%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)
- 2,727Total filings over 18 yrs
- 16.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.1%Peak (2003)
- 218Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 821Total filings 2020-21
- 10.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 16.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Dallas. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Dallas
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.3/10. 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 about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113020300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113020300?
Census tract 48113020300 in the South Dallas 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 48113020300?
Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113020300?
21.3% of residents in tract 48113020300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,271.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113020300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 64th, minority 88th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 48113020300 considered part of South Dallas?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48113020300 fall within South Dallas (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113020300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,727 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113020300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.32% of renter households, peaking at 23.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48113020300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.64× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48113020300 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48113020300 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 48113020300 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. 8% 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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