Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Worth
Tract 48439105517 · Tarrant, TX · pop 3,145 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Here is how census tract 48439105517, in the Wedgwood area of Fort Worth eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,145. That is riskier than roughly 37% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,084 monthly, set against $53,018 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share71.8%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$53,018
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.6553, -97.4089 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgwood scores 4.2
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
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,084 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,807Total filings 2020-21
- 23.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 19.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.23×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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 heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.8/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.23x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439105517
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439105517?
Census tract 48439105517 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 48439105517?
Median gross rent is $1,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439105517?
15.0% of residents in tract 48439105517 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,145.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439105517?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 67th, minority 65th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 48439105517 considered part of Wedgwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48439105517 fall within Wedgwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48439105517 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.23× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48439105517 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439105517 scores 4.2/10, 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
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105902
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439106520
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439105207
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
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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