Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Staples Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48187210506 · Guadalupe, TX · pop 3,161 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Staples
The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 48187210506 reflects conditions in Staples in Guadalupe County, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #63,401 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,172 a month while the average household earns $74,844 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,150
Renter share26.9%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$74,844
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Staples and the region
Centroid at 29.7183, -97.8474 · click any tract to drill in
Why Staples scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Staples
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,172 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Staples
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Staples
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Staples
2.9
How Staples compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1Total filings over 1 yrs
- 0.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.3%Peak (2004)
- 1Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Staples
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.8/10. 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 Staples, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Guadalupe County average of 4.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 0.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.3% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd 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 48187210506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48187210506?
Census tract 48187210506 in Staples scores 2.8/10 (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 48187210506?
Median gross rent is $1,172/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48187210506?
11.7% of residents in tract 48187210506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,161.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48187210506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 57th, minority 58th, housing 68th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48187210506?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 48187210506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.31% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 48187210506 compare to Staples overall?
Tract 48187210506 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Staples at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Staples; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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