Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Hempstead Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48473680501 · Waller, TX · pop 5,059 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Hempstead
Census tract 48473680501 covers part of Hempstead, TX, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,059 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 45%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,994
Renter share63.1%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$58,335
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hempstead and the region
Centroid at 29.9760, -96.0713 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hempstead scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hempstead
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hempstead
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hempstead
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hempstead
6.0
How Hempstead compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hempstead
Cost burden runs 28% here against 40.3% across Waller County. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.6/10.
Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Adults with no health insurance runs 22.1% against 11.3% nationally. It sits 0.9 points above the Waller County average of 4.0.
Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,280, close to the Hempstead average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $58,335.
63% 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 48473680501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48473680501?
Census tract 48473680501 in Hempstead scores 4.9/10 (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 48473680501?
Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48473680501?
14.4% of residents in tract 48473680501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,059.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48473680501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 75th, minority 85th, housing 82th.
Q5
How does tract 48473680501 compare to Hempstead overall?
Tract 48473680501 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Hempstead at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hempstead; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hempstead
Top eight tracts in Hempstead ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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