Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Big Spring Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48227950100 · Howard, TX · pop 2,133 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Big Spring
48227950100 is a census tract in Big Spring, TX. It scores 4/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,133 residents. The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units730
Renter share8.6%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$70,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Big Spring and the region
Centroid at 32.4114, -101.4996 · click any tract to drill in
Why Big Spring scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Big Spring
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Big Spring
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Big Spring
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Big Spring
6.4
How Big Spring compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Big Spring
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. Running cool, regional political climate reads 2.1/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 42nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Howard County average of 3.8 closely.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 48227950100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48227950100?
Census tract 48227950100 in Big Spring 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 poverty rate in tract 48227950100?
15.6% of residents in tract 48227950100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,133.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 48227950100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 74th, minority 53th, housing 15th.
Q4
How does tract 48227950100 compare to Big Spring overall?
Tract 48227950100 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Big Spring at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Big Spring; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Big Spring
Top eight tracts in Big Spring ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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