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Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Penitas Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215024208 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 4,326 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Penitas

Census tract 48215024208 covers part of Penitas, TX, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,326 residents. Against Hidalgo County at 42.3%, roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 5% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,395
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate36.2%
Median income$55,889

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Penitas
Very Low
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#105 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Moderate
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#2,721 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#48,956 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Penitas and the region

Centroid at 26.2605, -98.4455 · click any tract to drill in

Why Penitas scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Penitas
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
36.2% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$641 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Penitas
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Penitas
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Penitas
8.9

How Penitas compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Penitas risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.0This tracttract 0242083.4Penitasparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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 Penitas

Adults with no health insurance runs 42.5% against 11.3% nationally. The dominant input 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. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.9/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.8/10.

Disability prevalence runs 47.2% against 31.5% nationally. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Average gross rent is $641, 8% below the Penitas average. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Only 17% 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. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $55,889, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48215024208

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024208?

Census tract 48215024208 in Penitas scores 4/10 (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 48215024208?

Median gross rent is $641/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024208?

36.2% of residents in tract 48215024208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,326.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024208?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 100th, minority 86th, housing 48th.
Q5

How does tract 48215024208 compare to Penitas overall?

Tract 48215024208 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Penitas at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Penitas; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Penitas

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

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