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Kern Place Eviction Risk: Elevated , El Paso

Tract 48141001600 · El Paso, TX · pop 3,894 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 48141001600 covers the Kern Place area of El Paso, home to 3,894 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $774 a month against an average household income of $25,761 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 86% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 42% Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units2,198
Renter share86.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate24.3%
Median income$25,761

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Kern Place
Elevated
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 149 tracts In El Paso
High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 188 tracts In El Paso
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#525 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across El Paso and the region

Centroid at 31.7638, -106.4976 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kern Place scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from El Paso
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
24.3% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$774 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from El Paso
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from El Paso
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from El Paso
3.5

How Kern Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kern Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 001600El Paso: 3.13.1El Pasoparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 26Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.8%Peak (2012)
  • 26Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kern Place. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kern Place

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from El Paso eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the El Paso County average of 5.0 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2012.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48141001600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48141001600?

Census tract 48141001600 in the Kern Place neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 48141001600?

Median gross rent is $774/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48141001600?

24.3% of residents in tract 48141001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,894.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48141001600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 88th, minority 94th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 48141001600 considered part of Kern Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48141001600 fall within Kern Place (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48141001600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 48141001600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.80% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 48141001600 compare to El Paso overall?

Tract 48141001600 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of El Paso at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from El Paso eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 48141001600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 11% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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