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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Waxahachie Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48139060400 · Ellis County, TX · pop 5,888 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Waxahachie

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 48139060400 in Waxahachie, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,888. 35% 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
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 25% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,986
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate22.2%
Median income$52,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 11 tracts In Waxahachie
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 36 tracts In Ellis County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Waxahachie and the region

Centroid at 32.3608, -96.8257 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waxahachie scores 5.4

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
22.2% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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.
Waxahachie risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0604004.0Waxahachieparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waxahachie

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10. Cost burden runs 54% here against 43.5% across Ellis County. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. At $1,202 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Waxahachie commands. It sits 1.4 points above the Ellis County average of 4.0.

The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.6% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $52,000.

54% 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 48139060400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060400?

Census tract 48139060400 in Waxahachie 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 48139060400?

Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060400?

22.2% of residents in tract 48139060400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,888.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 95th, minority 79th, housing 96th.
Q5

How does tract 48139060400 compare to Waxahachie overall?

Tract 48139060400 scores 5.4/10, higher 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.

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