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Ironton Eviction Risk: Lower , Lubbock

Tract 48303001716 · Lubbock, TX · pop 3,366 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

How risky is the Ironton neighborhood of Lubbock for landlords? Census tract 48303001716 scores 3.9/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.

32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,224 a month while the average household earns $94,625 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 38% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,548

Renter share55.9%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate7.9%

Median income$94,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lubbock and the region

Centroid at 33.5297, -101.9601 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ironton scores 3.5

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

7.9% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,224 rent vs county FMR

5.3

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 Ironton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

16%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ironton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ironton

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.3/10. 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 below the Lubbock County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48303001716

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48303001716?

Census tract 48303001716 in the Ironton neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 48303001716?

Median gross rent is $1,224/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48303001716?

7.9% of residents in tract 48303001716 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,366.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48303001716?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 5th, minority 59th, housing 37th.

Is tract 48303001716 considered part of Ironton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48303001716 fall within Ironton (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48303001716 compare to Lubbock overall?

Tract 48303001716 scores 3.5/10, 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.