Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Hempstead Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48473680502 · Waller, TX · pop 4,297 · 58% of tract blocks fall in Hempstead
In Hempstead, census tract 48473680502 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 19% of renter households, a modest level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,282 monthly, set against $73,940 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,429
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$73,940
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hempstead and the region
Centroid at 30.1525, -96.0835 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hempstead scores 3.9
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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,282 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: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hempstead
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hempstead, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Waller County average of 4.6 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 63rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48473680502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48473680502?
Census tract 48473680502 in Hempstead scores 3.9/10 (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 48473680502?
Median gross rent is $1,282/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48473680502?
7.9% of residents in tract 48473680502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,297.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48473680502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 93th, minority 69th, housing 53th.
Q5
How does tract 48473680502 compare to Hempstead overall?
Tract 48473680502 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Hempstead at 2.1/10. 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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