Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Pharr Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48215021313 ·
Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,899 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Pharr
48215021313 is a census tract in Pharr, TX. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,899 residents. 48% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 11%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units867
Renter share34.1%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate36.4%
Median income$38,074
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67th percentile
#7 of 19 tracts In Pharr
Elevated
Within county
91th percentile
#21 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very High
Within state
92th percentile
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
63th percentile
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pharr and the region
Centroid at 26.1339, -98.1659 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pharr scores 5.1
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
36.4% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$792 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Against Hidalgo County at 42.3%, 67% of renters here are cost-burdened. Adults with no health insurance runs 43.0% against 11.3% nationally.
What pushes it up most is economic stress at 9.1/10. The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.3/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $792, 24% below the Pharr average. It sits 1.2 points above the Hidalgo County average of 3.9. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215021313
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021313?
Census tract 48215021313 in Pharr scores 5.1/10 (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 48215021313?
Median gross rent is $792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021313?
36.4% of residents in tract 48215021313 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,899.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021313?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 97th, minority 99th, housing 66th.
Q5
How does tract 48215021313 compare to Pharr overall?
Tract 48215021313 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Pharr at 4/10. 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.