Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehouse Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48423002009 · Smith, TX · pop 8,391 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Whitehouse
In Whitehouse in Smith County, census tract 48423002009 scores 5.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,644 a month while the average household earns $96,360 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,832
Renter share20.4%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$96,360
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitehouse and the region
Centroid at 32.2279, -95.2076 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehouse scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitehouse
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,644 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitehouse
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitehouse
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitehouse
5.6
How Whitehouse compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehouse
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.3/10. 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 Whitehouse, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Smith County average of 4.4 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th 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 48423002009
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48423002009?
Census tract 48423002009 in Whitehouse scores 2.3/10 (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 48423002009?
Median gross rent is $1,644/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48423002009?
9.0% of residents in tract 48423002009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,391.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48423002009?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 53th, minority 32th, housing 37th.
Q5
How does tract 48423002009 compare to Whitehouse overall?
Tract 48423002009 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Whitehouse at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitehouse; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Whitehouse
Top eight tracts in Whitehouse ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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