Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Worth
Tract 48439105505 · Tarrant, TX · pop 5,367 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 48439105505, home to 5,367 residents in the Wedgwood area of Fort Worth, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,322 monthly, set against $65,015 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,999
Renter share68.9%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate25.5%
Median income$65,015
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
78
th percentile
High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.6711, -97.3934 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgwood scores 4.8
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
25.5% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,322 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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
- 4.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.8%Peak (2010)
- 36Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,145Total filings 2020-21
- 14.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.87×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above 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
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 above the Tarrant County average of 5.1 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 990 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.8% of renter households in 2010.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439105505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439105505?
Census tract 48439105505 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 48439105505?
Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439105505?
25.5% of residents in tract 48439105505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,367.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439105505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 78th, minority 72th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 48439105505 considered part of Wedgwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48439105505 fall within Wedgwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439105505?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 990 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439105505 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.29% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48439105505 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.87× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48439105505 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439105505 scores 4.8/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Fort Worth
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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