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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Payne Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48213950905 · Henderson County, TX · pop 1,968 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Payne Springs

The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 48213950905 reflects conditions in Payne Springs, Texas. On the national scale it ranks #31,024 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,076 a month against an average household income of $49,216 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 8% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units998
Renter share26.3%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate16.8%
Median income$49,216

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Payne Springs
Moderate
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 28 tracts In Henderson County
High
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#2,060 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Payne Springs and the region

Centroid at 32.2949, -96.1056 · click any tract to drill in

Why Payne Springs scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Payne Springs
2.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.8% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,076 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Payne Springs
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Payne Springs
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Payne Springs
8.6

How Payne Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Payne Springs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 950905Payne Springs: 2.32.3Payne Springsparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Payne Springs

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 Payne Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Henderson County average of 4.8 and above 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 38th 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 48213950905

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48213950905?

Census tract 48213950905 in Payne Springs scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 48213950905?

Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48213950905?

16.8% of residents in tract 48213950905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,968.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48213950905?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 31th, minority 31th, housing 31th.
Q5

How does tract 48213950905 compare to Payne Springs overall?

Tract 48213950905 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Payne Springs at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Payne Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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