Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Worth Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48439106509 · Tarrant, TX · pop 6,055 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Fort Worth
Census tract 48439106509 covers Fort Worth, home to 6,055 residents. For landlords it grades 4.7/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,396 a month while the average household earns $97,696 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,511
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$97,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.7845, -97.1588 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Worth scores 2.8
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
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,396 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Fort Worth compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 2,168Total filings over 17 yrs
- 12.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.8%Peak (2015)
- 186Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 155% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,583Total filings 2020-21
- 20.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 24.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.84×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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fort Worth
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.2/10. 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 below 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 Black and ranks around the 64th 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 0.84x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439106509
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439106509?
Census tract 48439106509 in Fort Worth scores 2.8/10 (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 48439106509?
Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439106509?
6.5% of residents in tract 48439106509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,055.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439106509?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 17th, minority 70th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439106509?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,168 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439106509 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.70% of renter households, peaking at 25.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48439106509 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.84× 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.
Q7
How does tract 48439106509 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439106509 scores 2.8/10, right in line with 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
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105207
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105902
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439104505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439105204
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439100505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439103800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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