Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 48459950102 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48459950102 · Upshur, TX · pop 4,554
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48459950102 (Upshur, Texas) comes in at 3.1/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than about 2% of US census tracts.
9% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,316 a month while the average household earns $79,167 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,814
Renter share15.2%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$79,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Upshur and the region
Centroid at 32.7363, -94.7692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 48459950102 scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,316 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 48459950102 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 48459950102
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 set by Texas eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Upshur County average of 4.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 48459950102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48459950102?
Census tract 48459950102 in Upshur scores 3.3/10 (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 48459950102?
Median gross rent is $1,316/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48459950102?
5.6% of residents in tract 48459950102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,554.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48459950102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 17th, minority 19th, housing 33th.
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