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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Brownwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48049950700 · Brown, TX · pop 1,326 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Brownwood

With a score of 5.3/10, tract 48049950700 in Brownwood, TX reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,326. Against Brown County at 39.5%, about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 35% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units331
Renter share43.2%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate21.9%
Median income$29,414

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Brownwood
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Brown
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#330 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownwood and the region

Centroid at 31.7182, -98.9716 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brownwood scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brownwood
2.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.4
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
21.9% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$742 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brownwood
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brownwood
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brownwood
7.9

How Brownwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brownwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 9507004.0Brownwoodparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownwood

The main counterweight is regional political climate at 1.4/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Brown County average of 3.8.

The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.6% against 11.3% nationally.

At $742 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Brownwood commands. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 7.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $29,414. 43% 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 48049950700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48049950700?

Census tract 48049950700 in Brownwood scores 5.3/10 (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 48049950700?

Median gross rent is $742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48049950700?

21.9% of residents in tract 48049950700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,326.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48049950700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 25th, minority 72th, housing 84th.
Q5

How does tract 48049950700 compare to Brownwood overall?

Tract 48049950700 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Brownwood at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brownwood

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

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