Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Waxahachie Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48139060217 · Ellis County, TX · pop 8,141 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Waxahachie

Tract 48139060217, home to 8,141 residents in Waxahachie in Ellis County, scores 4.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,818 a month while the average household earns $99,219 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 18% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units3,181

Renter share25.0%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$99,219

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waxahachie and the region

Centroid at 32.4156, -96.7664 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waxahachie scores 1.7

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

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,818 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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: 45

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

31%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waxahachie

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Waxahachie, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Ellis County average of 4.7 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48139060217

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060217?

Census tract 48139060217 in Waxahachie scores 1.7/10 (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 average rent in tract 48139060217?

Median gross rent is $1,818/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060217?

2.6% of residents in tract 48139060217 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,141.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060217?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 37th, minority 51th, housing 68th.

How does tract 48139060217 compare to Waxahachie overall?

Tract 48139060217 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Waxahachie at 2.1/10. 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.