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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Kaufman Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48257051000 · Kaufman, TX · pop 1,244 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Kaufman

Census tract 48257051000 covers part of Kaufman, TX, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,244 residents. 66% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Kaufman County average of 46.8%.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 13% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units395
Renter share38.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$49,469

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Kaufman
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 27 tracts In Kaufman
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#330 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kaufman and the region

Centroid at 32.6007, -96.2984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kaufman scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kaufman
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,147 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kaufman
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kaufman
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kaufman
5.8

How Kaufman compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kaufman risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 0510004.0Kaufmanparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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)

  • 1Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.6%Peak (2014)
  • 1Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kaufman

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.8% against 11.3% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Against the Kaufman County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Average gross rent is $1,147, 16% below the Kaufman average.

Court records carry 1 eviction filings across 1 observed years. The worst year on record was 2014, when 0.6% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 0.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

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 48257051000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48257051000?

Census tract 48257051000 in Kaufman scores 5.3/10 (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 48257051000?

Median gross rent is $1,147/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48257051000?

16.4% of residents in tract 48257051000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,244.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48257051000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 97th, minority 75th, housing 86th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48257051000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 48257051000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.56% of renter households, peaking at 0.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48257051000 compare to Kaufman overall?

Tract 48257051000 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Kaufman at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kaufman; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kaufman

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

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