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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Ferris Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48139060104 · Ellis County, TX · pop 3,999 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Ferris

Census tract 48139060104 covers part of Ferris, TX, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,999 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 17% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,260
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$78,906

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Ferris
Moderate
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 36 tracts In Ellis County
Elevated
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2,275 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ferris and the region

Centroid at 32.5114, -96.6334 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ferris scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ferris
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,063 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ferris
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ferris
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ferris
4.8

How Ferris compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ferris risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 0601043.4Ferrisparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ferris

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.0% against 11.3% nationally.

The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. At $1,063 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Ferris commands.

That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $78,906, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.

It tracks the Ellis County average of 4.0 closely. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48139060104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060104?

Census tract 48139060104 in Ferris scores 4.3/10 (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 48139060104?

Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060104?

12.9% of residents in tract 48139060104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,999.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 90th, minority 83th, housing 68th.
Q5

How does tract 48139060104 compare to Ferris overall?

Tract 48139060104 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Ferris at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ferris; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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