Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Laredo

Tract 48479001900 · Webb, TX · pop 2,774 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

How risky is the Downtown neighborhood of Laredo for landlords? Census tract 48479001900 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $661 a month while the average household earns $21,837 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 31% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units1,178

Renter share81.7%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate44.2%

Median income$21,837

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laredo and the region

Centroid at 27.5046, -99.5165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Laredo

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

44.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$661 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Laredo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Laredo

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Laredo

3.5

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

100%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 inherited from Laredo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Webb County average of 4.4 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 predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 100th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48479001900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48479001900?

Census tract 48479001900 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 48479001900?

Median gross rent is $661/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48479001900?

44.2% of residents in tract 48479001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,774.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48479001900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 100th, minority 99th, housing 99th.

Is tract 48479001900 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48479001900 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48479001900 compare to Laredo overall?

Tract 48479001900 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Laredo at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laredo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Laredo

Top eight tracts in Laredo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.