Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Arlington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48439122402 · Tarrant, TX · pop 4,588
Here is how census tract 48439122402, in Arlington eviction risk in Tarrant County, looks to a landlord: a 5.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,588. On the national scale it ranks #49,946 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,292 a month while the average household earns $60,238 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,428
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate30.9%
Median income$60,238
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arlington and the region
Centroid at 32.7275, -97.1242 · click any tract to drill in
Why Arlington scores 5.5
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
30.9% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$1,292 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 597Total filings 2020-21
- 7.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.26×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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Arlington
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.7/10. 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 59th 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 3.26x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439122402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439122402?
Census tract 48439122402 in Arlington scores 5.5/10 (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 48439122402?
Median gross rent is $1,292/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439122402?
30.9% of residents in tract 48439122402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,588.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439122402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 7th, minority 59th, housing 87th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 48439122402 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.26× 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.
Q6
How does tract 48439122402 compare to Arlington overall?
Tract 48439122402 scores 5.5/10, 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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48439122300
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48439121905
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439122801
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439122401
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439121704
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439122200
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Arlington Lakeside
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439122701
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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