Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Worth
Tract 48439105503 · Tarrant, TX · pop 6,352 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 48439105503 covers the Wedgwood area of Fort Worth, home to 6,352 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #46,903 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,428 a month while the average household earns $65,646 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,370
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$65,646
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.6534, -97.3970 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgwood scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fort Worth
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,428 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Worth
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Worth
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Worth
2.5
How Wedgwood 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.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 990Total filings over 17 yrs
- 9.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.2%Peak (2009)
- 58Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 418Total filings 2020-21
- 5.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.97×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Fort Worth, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wedgwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wedgwood
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 Fort Worth 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 Tarrant County average of 5.1 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.97x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 990 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 9.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.2% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439105503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439105503?
Census tract 48439105503 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48439105503?
Median gross rent is $1,428/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439105503?
18.8% of residents in tract 48439105503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,352.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439105503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 74th, minority 67th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 48439105503 considered part of Wedgwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48439105503 fall within Wedgwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439105503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 990 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439105503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.15% of renter households, peaking at 13.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48439105503 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.97× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48439105503 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439105503 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Worth at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Worth eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fort Worth
Top eight tracts in Fort Worth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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48439105201
5.8
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48439105902
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439106520
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105207
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439104504
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439104505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439105204
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439100505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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