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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Doolittle Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215023523 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 8,537 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Doolittle

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 48215023523 in Doolittle, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 8,537. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 23% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,088
Renter share23.3%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate52.7%
Median income$34,494

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Doolittle
Moderate
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#330 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Doolittle and the region

Centroid at 26.3648, -98.0761 · click any tract to drill in

Why Doolittle scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Doolittle
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
52.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Doolittle
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Doolittle
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Doolittle
8.8

How Doolittle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Doolittle risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 0235234.0Doolittleparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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 Doolittle

Adults with no health insurance runs 54.6% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 53%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Disability prevalence runs 51.1% against 31.5% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.8/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.3/10.

Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48215023523

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215023523?

Census tract 48215023523 in Doolittle scores 5.3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 48215023523?

52.7% of residents in tract 48215023523 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,537.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215023523?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 77th, minority 100th, housing 51th.
Q4

How does tract 48215023523 compare to Doolittle overall?

Tract 48215023523 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Doolittle at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Doolittle; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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