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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Porter L Williams House Eviction Risk: Moderate , Waxahachie

Tract 48139060601 · Ellis County, TX · pop 5,526 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 4.6/10, tract 48139060601 in the Porter L Williams House area of Waxahachie, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,526. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 26% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,271
Renter share48.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$81,997

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Porter L Williams House
Moderate
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In Waxahachie
Elevated
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 36 tracts In Ellis County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#1,731 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Waxahachie and the region

Centroid at 32.4124, -96.8441 · click any tract to drill in

Why Porter L Williams House scores 4.6

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
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,434 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Porter L Williams House compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Porter L Williams House risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.6This tracttract 0606014.0Waxahachieparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Porter L Williams House

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Average gross rent is $1,434, 11% below the Waxahachie average. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 45% of renters. It tracks the Ellis County average of 4.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,997.

48% 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 48139060601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060601?

Census tract 48139060601 in the Porter L Williams House neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 48139060601?

Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060601?

10.9% of residents in tract 48139060601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,526.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 41th, minority 57th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 48139060601 considered part of Porter L Williams House?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48139060601 fall within Porter L Williams House (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48139060601 compare to Waxahachie overall?

Tract 48139060601 scores 4.6/10, 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.
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