Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48061012512 · Cameron, TX · pop 2,945 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Brownsville

For landlords sizing up Brownsville, census tract 48061012512 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $899 a month while the average household earns $31,346 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 14% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units674

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate34.7%

Median income$31,346

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9398, -97.5401 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brownsville 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

34.7% poverty · this tract

8.7

Supply constraint

$899 rent vs county FMR

4.5

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 Brownsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

95%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
77%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownsville

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.7/10. 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 about the same as the Cameron County average of 4.5 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 93rd 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 48061012512

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012512?

Census tract 48061012512 in Brownsville 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 48061012512?

Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012512?

34.7% of residents in tract 48061012512 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,945.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012512?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 78th, minority 100th, housing 77th.

How does tract 48061012512 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061012512 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brownsville

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