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Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

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

48061012512 is a census tract in Brownsville, TX. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,945 residents. Adults with no health insurance runs 49.2% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
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.
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 60 tracts In Brownsville
Very High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#21 of 121 tracts In Cameron
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,261 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
National
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

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

Why Brownsville scores 4.8

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.
Brownsville risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0125123.4Brownsvilleparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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 Brownsville

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the high side, economic stress reads 8.7/10. Set annual rent against average income of $31,346 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Disability prevalence runs 47.0% against 31.5% nationally.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 48% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Cameron County average of 42.8%. Against the Cameron County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.4/10.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48061012512

Q1

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

Census tract 48061012512 in Brownsville scores 4.8/10 (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 48061012512?

Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

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.
Q4

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.
Q5

How does tract 48061012512 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061012512 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Brownsville at 3.4/10. 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.

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