Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

McAllen Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215020908 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 2,898

Tract 48215020908 sits in McAllen eviction risk, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4/10. Population here is 2,898. Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 25% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units927

Renter share49.4%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate30.1%

Median income$56,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.2207, -98.2193 · click any tract to drill in

Why McAllen scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from McAllen

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

30.1% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

$1,008 rent vs county FMR

5.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from McAllen

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from McAllen

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from McAllen

3.0

How McAllen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

83%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McAllen

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 31.7% against 11.3% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%. Running hot, economic stress reads 7.5/10.

Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $1,008, close to the McAllen average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020908

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020908?

Census tract 48215020908 in McAllen scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48215020908?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020908?

30.1% of residents in tract 48215020908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,898.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020908?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 96th, minority 92th, housing 81th.

How does tract 48215020908 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020908 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of McAllen at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McAllen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in McAllen

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