Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Mercedes Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215022900 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,609 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Mercedes
Mercedes anchors census tract 48215022900, which lands at 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,028 a month against an average household income of $46,635 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,424
Renter share28.2%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate22.7%
Median income$46,635
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercedes and the region
Centroid at 26.1415, -97.9374 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mercedes scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mercedes
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
22.7% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,028 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mercedes
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mercedes
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mercedes
9.0
How Mercedes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mercedes
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at $1/10. 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 Mercedes, 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 88th 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 48215022900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022900?
Census tract 48215022900 in Mercedes scores 6/10 (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 48215022900?
Median gross rent is $1,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022900?
22.7% of residents in tract 48215022900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,609.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 94th, minority 90th, housing 57th.
Q5
How does tract 48215022900 compare to Mercedes overall?
Tract 48215022900 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Mercedes at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mercedes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mercedes
Top eight tracts in Mercedes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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