Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Lubbock Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48303000303 · Lubbock, TX · pop 3,003

Lubbock in Lubbock County anchors census tract 48303000303, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,059 a month against an average household income of $29,873 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 41% Owners 5%

Tract context

Occupied units1,396

Renter share94.8%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate52.2%

Median income$29,873

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lubbock and the region

Centroid at 33.6123, -101.8984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lubbock scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lubbock

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.4

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

52.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,059 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lubbock

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lubbock

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lubbock

2.0

How Lubbock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

85%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lubbock

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lubbock eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lubbock County average of 4.5 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48303000303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48303000303?

Census tract 48303000303 in Lubbock scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48303000303?

Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48303000303?

52.2% of residents in tract 48303000303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,003.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48303000303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 31th, minority 83th, housing 76th.

How does tract 48303000303 compare to Lubbock overall?

Tract 48303000303 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lubbock at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lubbock eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lubbock

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