Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Jaime Lake Colonia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brownsville

Tract 48061014101 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,945 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 48061014101 covers the Jaime Lake Colonia area of Brownsville in Texas. Home to 3,945 residents, it scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $912 monthly, set against $34,171 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 19% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,245

Renter share22.9%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate29.6%

Median income$34,171

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.8861, -97.4186 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jaime Lake Colonia scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brownsville

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

29.6% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$912 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brownsville

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brownsville

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brownsville

3.5

How Jaime Lake Colonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

78%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jaime Lake Colonia

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.4/10. 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 Brownsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cameron County average of 4.5 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061014101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061014101?

Census tract 48061014101 in the Jaime Lake Colonia neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 48061014101?

Median gross rent is $912/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061014101?

29.6% of residents in tract 48061014101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,945.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061014101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 69th, minority 100th, housing 68th.

Is tract 48061014101 considered part of Jaime Lake Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48061014101 fall within Jaime Lake Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48061014101 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061014101 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brownsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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