Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Cherokee Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48401950200 · Rusk County, TX · pop 2,829 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Lake Cherokee
For landlords sizing up Lake Cherokee in Rusk County, census tract 48401950200 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 6% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $618 a month against an average household income of $71,688 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,088
Renter share11.8%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$71,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Cherokee and the region
Centroid at 32.3165, -94.8151 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Cherokee scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Cherokee
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.2
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$618 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Cherokee
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Cherokee
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Cherokee
4.5
How Lake Cherokee compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Cherokee
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 4.5/10. 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 Lake Cherokee, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Rusk County average of 4.3 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 61st 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48401950200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48401950200?
Census tract 48401950200 in Lake Cherokee scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48401950200?
Median gross rent is $618/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48401950200?
12.5% of residents in tract 48401950200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,829.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48401950200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 90th, minority 46th, housing 35th.
Q5
How does tract 48401950200 compare to Lake Cherokee overall?
Tract 48401950200 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Cherokee at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Cherokee; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Cherokee
Top eight tracts in Lake Cherokee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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