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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Terrell Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48257050500 · Kaufman, TX · pop 5,506 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Terrell

Census tract 48257050500 covers part of Terrell, TX, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,506. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 23% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,890
Renter share61.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$49,231

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Terrell
High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 27 tracts In Kaufman
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Terrell and the region

Centroid at 32.7232, -96.2917 · click any tract to drill in

Why Terrell scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Terrell
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,078 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Terrell
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Terrell
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Terrell
7.5

How Terrell compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Terrell risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0505004.0Terrellparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 60Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2014)
  • 60Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Terrell

Cost burden runs 63% here against 46.8% across Kaufman County. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Against the Kaufman County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.

Disability prevalence runs 43.8% against 31.5% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 22.6% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 60 filings here across 1 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,078, 13% below the Terrell average.

Filings peaked in 2014 at 4.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48257050500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48257050500?

Census tract 48257050500 in Terrell scores 5.4/10 (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 48257050500?

Median gross rent is $1,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48257050500?

20.1% of residents in tract 48257050500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,506.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48257050500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 96th, minority 83th, housing 99th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48257050500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 48257050500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.30% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48257050500 compare to Terrell overall?

Tract 48257050500 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Terrell at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Terrell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Terrell

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

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