Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Tyler Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48423002003 · Smith, TX · pop 4,093

The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 48423002003 reflects conditions in Tyler in Smith County, Texas. That is riskier than about 24% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,083 monthly, set against $50,345 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 39% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units1,622

Renter share79.0%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate15.8%

Median income$50,345

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tyler and the region

Centroid at 32.3024, -95.2720 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tyler scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Tyler

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.0

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

15.8% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,083 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Tyler

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Tyler

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Tyler

2.0

How Tyler compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

76%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tyler

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.9/10. 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 Tyler 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 Smith County average of 4.4 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 71st 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 48423002003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48423002003?

Census tract 48423002003 in Tyler scores 4.5/10 (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 48423002003?

Median gross rent is $1,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48423002003?

15.8% of residents in tract 48423002003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,093.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48423002003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 33th, minority 68th, housing 71th.

How does tract 48423002003 compare to Tyler overall?

Tract 48423002003 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Tyler at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tyler eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tyler

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