Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Pharr Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215021307 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 6,166

Census tract 48215021307 belongs to Pharr in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is home to 6,166 residents and scores 4.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,085 a month against an average household income of $53,750 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 28% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,582

Renter share38.1%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate27.9%

Median income$53,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pharr and the region

Centroid at 26.1175, -98.2074 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pharr scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pharr

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

27.9% poverty · this tract

7.0

Supply constraint

$1,085 rent vs county FMR

5.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pharr

5.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pharr

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pharr

7.2

How Pharr compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

82%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
69%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pharr

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Pharr 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 Hidalgo County average of 4.9 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th 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 48215021307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021307?

Census tract 48215021307 in Pharr scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 48215021307?

Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021307?

27.9% of residents in tract 48215021307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,166.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 77th, minority 96th, housing 69th.

How does tract 48215021307 compare to Pharr overall?

Tract 48215021307 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Pharr at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pharr eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pharr

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