Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Arlington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48439121905 · Tarrant, TX · pop 5,839
How risky is Arlington in Tarrant County for landlords? Census tract 48439121905 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,147 a month against an average household income of $36,840 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 96% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units2,396
Renter share96.0%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate37.3%
Median income$36,840
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arlington and the region
Centroid at 32.7096, -97.0721 · click any tract to drill in
Why Arlington scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
37.3% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$1,147 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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)
- 3,876Total filings over 17 yrs
- 11.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.1%Peak (2017)
- 328Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 117% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,181Total filings 2020-21
- 28.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 29.3Pre-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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Arlington
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.3/10. 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 Arlington 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 94th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,876 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 11.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439121905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439121905?
Census tract 48439121905 in Arlington scores 5.9/10 (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 48439121905?
Median gross rent is $1,147/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439121905?
37.3% of residents in tract 48439121905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,839.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439121905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 80th, minority 91th, housing 68th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439121905?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,876 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439121905 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.48% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48439121905 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.
Q7
How does tract 48439121905 compare to Arlington overall?
Tract 48439121905 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Arlington at 2.6/10. 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.
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48439122801
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48439122401
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439122200
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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48439121704
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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