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Route 66 Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Amarillo

Tract 48375015300 · Potter, TX · pop 4,276 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 48375015300 belongs to the Route 66 Historic District neighborhood of Amarillo, Texas. It is home to 4,276 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $951 monthly, set against $43,228 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 39% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,738

Renter share59.7%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate18.9%

Median income$43,228

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Amarillo and the region

Centroid at 35.2230, -101.8758 · click any tract to drill in

Why Route 66 Historic District scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Amarillo

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.1

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

18.9% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$951 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Amarillo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Amarillo

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Amarillo

2.0

How Route 66 Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

81%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
9%Grade B
22%Grade C
18%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Route 66 Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Route 66 Historic District

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 Amarillo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Potter County average of 4.6 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 18% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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 48375015300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48375015300?

Census tract 48375015300 in the Route 66 Historic District neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48375015300?

Median gross rent is $951/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48375015300?

18.9% of residents in tract 48375015300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,276.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48375015300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 89th, minority 71th, housing 59th.

Is tract 48375015300 considered part of Route 66 Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48375015300 fall within Route 66 Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48375015300 compare to Amarillo overall?

Tract 48375015300 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Amarillo at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Amarillo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48375015300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 18% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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