Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Waxahachie Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48139060209 · Ellis County, TX · pop 5,377 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Waxahachie

48139060209 is a census tract in Waxahachie, TX. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,377 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 2% Owners 97%

Tract context

Occupied units1,902

Renter share3.0%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate2.3%

Median income$125,426

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waxahachie and the region

Centroid at 32.4833, -96.8693 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waxahachie scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Waxahachie

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.3

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

2.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waxahachie

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waxahachie

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waxahachie

5.6

How Waxahachie compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

32%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waxahachie

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.4/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

It sits 1.0 points below the Ellis County average of 4.0. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

At 3% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 45% of renters.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48139060209

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060209?

Census tract 48139060209 in Waxahachie scores 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.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060209?

2.3% of residents in tract 48139060209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,377.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 27th, minority 46th, housing 32th.

How does tract 48139060209 compare to Waxahachie overall?

Tract 48139060209 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Waxahachie at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waxahachie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Waxahachie

Top eight tracts in Waxahachie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.