Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Hemphill Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Austin

Tract 48453000605 · Travis, TX · pop 2,779 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

48453000605 is a census tract in the Hemphill Park area of Austin, TX. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 56%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 64% Stable renters 24% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units1,644

Renter share88.4%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate60.1%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Austin and the region

Centroid at 30.2962, -97.7463 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hemphill Park scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Austin

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

60.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,448 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Austin

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Austin

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Austin

4.5

How Hemphill Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

79%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

48%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
21%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hemphill Park

Cost burden runs 72% here against 44.8% across Travis County. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 60%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Against the Travis County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Average gross rent is $1,448, 16% below the Austin average.

This ground was mapped A ("Best") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Austin. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.2/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48453000605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48453000605?

Census tract 48453000605 in the Hemphill Park neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48453000605?

Median gross rent is $1,448/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48453000605?

60.1% of residents in tract 48453000605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,779.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48453000605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 0th, minority 62th, housing 95th.

Is tract 48453000605 considered part of Hemphill Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48453000605 fall within Hemphill Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48453000605 compare to Austin overall?

Tract 48453000605 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Austin at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Austin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48453000605 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 21% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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