Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Edcouch Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48215024502 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,505 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Edcouch
Census tract 48215024502 covers part of Edcouch, TX, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,505. Adults with no health insurance runs 43.3% against 11.3% nationally.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,204
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$33,797
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Edcouch and the region
Centroid at 26.3233, -97.9623 · click any tract to drill in
Why Edcouch scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Edcouch
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$600 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Edcouch
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Edcouch
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Edcouch
7.2
How Edcouch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Edcouch
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. around a third of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%.
Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Disability prevalence runs 44.3% against 31.5% nationally. It sits 1.3 points above the Hidalgo County average of 3.9.
At $600 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of Edcouch commands. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 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 48215024502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024502?
Census tract 48215024502 in Edcouch scores 5.2/10 (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 48215024502?
Median gross rent is $600/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024502?
32.5% of residents in tract 48215024502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,505.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 87th, minority 99th, housing 54th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024502 compare to Edcouch overall?
Tract 48215024502 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Edcouch at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Edcouch; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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