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

Pharr Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215021705 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 5,605

Census tract 48215021705 belongs to Pharr, Texas. It is home to 5,605 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,045 monthly, set against $59,741 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 27% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,648
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate29.5%
Median income$59,741

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 19 tracts In Pharr
Moderate
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#88 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Elevated
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#395 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9,878 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pharr and the region

Centroid at 26.2127, -98.1718 · 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
29.5% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,045 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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.
Pharr risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 021705Pharr: 2.62.6Pharrparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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 Pharr

The score leans hardest on 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 87th 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 48215021705

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021705?

Census tract 48215021705 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48215021705?

Median gross rent is $1,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021705?

29.5% of residents in tract 48215021705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,605.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021705?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 91th, minority 98th, housing 36th.
Q5

How does tract 48215021705 compare to Pharr overall?

Tract 48215021705 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.

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