Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Athens Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48213950400 · Henderson County, TX · pop 5,183 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Athens
Eviction risk in Athens centers on tract 48213950400, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,183 residents. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $978 a month against an average household income of $73,672 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,825
Renter share21.4%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$73,672
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Athens and the region
Centroid at 32.2675, -95.9220 · click any tract to drill in
Why Athens scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Athens
2.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$978 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Athens
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Athens
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Athens
6.6
How Athens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Athens
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Athens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Henderson County average of 4.8 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 White and ranks around the 80th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48213950400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48213950400?
Census tract 48213950400 in Athens scores 3.7/10 (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 48213950400?
Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48213950400?
10.6% of residents in tract 48213950400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,183.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48213950400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 53th, minority 33th, housing 92th.
Q5
How does tract 48213950400 compare to Athens overall?
Tract 48213950400 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Athens
Top eight tracts in Athens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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