Skip to content
Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Arlington Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48439111526 · Tarrant, TX · pop 4,451 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Arlington

Census tract 48439111526 covers part of Arlington, TX, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,451 residents. 37% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Tarrant County average of 50.2%.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 30% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,713
Renter share47.5%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$78,945

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#43 of 86 tracts In Arlington
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#172 of 449 tracts In Tarrant
Elevated
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#2,721 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#48,956 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arlington and the region

Centroid at 32.7031, -97.1346 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arlington scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arlington
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,508 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arlington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arlington
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arlington
2.5

How Arlington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Arlington risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.0This tracttract 1115263.4Arlingtonparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 1,183Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 11.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.8%Peak (2009)
  • 36Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48439111526
Filings dropped 46% over the past 17 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 294Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.15×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arlington

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.6/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,183 evictions over 17 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2009 at 20.8% of renter households.

In a typical year about 11.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 42nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Tarrant County average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,508, close to the Arlington average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $78,945. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48439111526

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439111526?

Census tract 48439111526 in Arlington scores 4/10 (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 48439111526?

Median gross rent is $1,508/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48439111526?

15.1% of residents in tract 48439111526 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,451.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48439111526?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 77th, minority 67th, housing 77th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439111526?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,183 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439111526 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.15% of renter households, peaking at 20.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48439111526 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.15× 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 48439111526 compare to Arlington overall?

Tract 48439111526 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Arlington at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arlington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Arlington

Top eight tracts in Arlington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Related