Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally

Rowlett Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48397040104 · Rockwall, TX · pop 3,480 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Rowlett

For landlords sizing up Rowlett, census tract 48397040104 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 11% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,772 monthly, set against $118,287 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 25% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,171

Renter share33.0%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$118,287

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rowlett and the region

Centroid at 32.9672, -96.5106 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rowlett scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rowlett

3.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.1

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,772 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rowlett

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rowlett

5.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rowlett

4.5

How Rowlett compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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

56%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
62%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rowlett

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rowlett, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Rockwall County average of 4.4 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48397040104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48397040104?

Census tract 48397040104 in Rowlett scores 1.5/10 (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 48397040104?

Median gross rent is $1,772/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48397040104?

5.3% of residents in tract 48397040104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,480.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48397040104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 21th, minority 62th, housing 62th.

How does tract 48397040104 compare to Rowlett overall?

Tract 48397040104 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Rowlett at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rowlett; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rowlett

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