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Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Colonia Allende Eviction Risk: Lower , Alton

Tract 48215024109 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 7,279 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

48215024109 is a census tract in the Colonia Allende area of Alton, TX. It scores 3.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 7,279. Adults with no health insurance runs 42.6% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 16% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,945
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate21.4%
Median income$55,642

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Colonia Allende
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Alton
Very Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#115 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Moderate
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#3,222 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Alton and the region

Centroid at 26.2690, -98.3267 · click any tract to drill in

Why Colonia Allende scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Alton
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
21.4% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$716 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alton
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alton
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alton
7.1

How Colonia Allende compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Colonia Allende risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.7This tracttract 0241094.0Altonparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Colonia Allende. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Colonia Allende

Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $716, 31% below the Alton average. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.

Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10.

The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $55,642, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 39% of renters.

It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48215024109

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024109?

Census tract 48215024109 in the Colonia Allende neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 48215024109?

Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024109?

21.4% of residents in tract 48215024109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,279.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024109?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 90th, minority 99th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 48215024109 considered part of Colonia Allende?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215024109 fall within Colonia Allende (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215024109 compare to Alton overall?

Tract 48215024109 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Alton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Alton

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

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