Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Longview Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48183000502 · Gregg, TX · pop 4,303

How risky is Longview for landlords? Census tract 48183000502 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #37,408 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,052 a month while the average household earns $56,250 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 29% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units2,069

Renter share64.3%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$56,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Longview and the region

Centroid at 32.5085, -94.7643 · click any tract to drill in

Why Longview scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Longview

3.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.2

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,052 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Longview

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Longview

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Longview

7.1

How Longview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

52%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Longview

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Longview 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 Gregg County average of 5.4 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 60th 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 48183000502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48183000502?

Census tract 48183000502 in Longview scores 3.9/10 (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 48183000502?

Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48183000502?

5.2% of residents in tract 48183000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,303.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48183000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 74th, minority 60th, housing 49th.

How does tract 48183000502 compare to Longview overall?

Tract 48183000502 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Longview at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Longview eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Longview

Top eight tracts in Longview ranked by composite eviction-risk score.