Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Midlothian Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48139060802 · Ellis County, TX · pop 9,211 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Midlothian
Midlothian is where census tract 48139060802 sits, home to 9,211 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.5/10. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,194 a month while the average household earns $117,297 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,888
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$117,297
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midlothian and the region
Centroid at 32.4369, -97.0391 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midlothian scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Midlothian
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,194 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midlothian
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midlothian
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midlothian
5.4
How Midlothian 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.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midlothian
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Midlothian, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48139060802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060802?
Census tract 48139060802 in Midlothian scores 1.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48139060802?
Median gross rent is $2,194/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060802?
3.1% of residents in tract 48139060802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,211.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 55th, minority 33th, housing 31th.
Q5
How does tract 48139060802 compare to Midlothian overall?
Tract 48139060802 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Midlothian at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midlothian; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Midlothian
Top eight tracts in Midlothian ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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