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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Universal City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48029121701 · Bexar, TX · pop 4,939

Census tract 48029121701 covers part of Universal City, TX, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,939. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 25% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,792
Renter share41.4%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$76,351

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Universal City
Very Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#340 of 375 tracts In Bexar
Very Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#4,505 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Universal City and the region

Centroid at 29.5561, -98.2899 · click any tract to drill in

Why Universal City scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Universal City
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,484 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Universal City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Universal City
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Universal City
2.1

How Universal City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Universal City risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 1217013.3Universal Cityparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 138Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 2.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2007)
  • 12Filings in 2008 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2008
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 48029121701
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Universal City

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Against Bexar County at 48.2%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

It sits 1.1 points below the Bexar County average of 4.1. Court records carry 138 eviction filings across 9 observed years. At $1,484 a month, rents run 13% over what the rest of Universal City commands.

Filings peaked in 2007 at 4.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48029121701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48029121701?

Census tract 48029121701 in Universal City scores 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 48029121701?

Median gross rent is $1,484/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48029121701?

9.4% of residents in tract 48029121701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,939.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48029121701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 64th, minority 73th, housing 20th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48029121701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 138 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 48029121701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.74% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 48029121701 compare to Universal City overall?

Tract 48029121701 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Universal City at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Universal City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Universal City

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

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