Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Brownsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48061012514 · Cameron, TX · pop 5,235

Brownsville anchors census tract 48061012514, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 10% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,256 a month against an average household income of $71,061 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 36% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,295

Renter share50.2%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate15.8%

Median income$71,061

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brownsville and the region

Centroid at 25.9612, -97.5352 · 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

15.8% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,256 rent vs county FMR

8.2

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: 66

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

81%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
22%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brownsville

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.2/10. 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 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 48061012514

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061012514?

Census tract 48061012514 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.

What is the average rent in tract 48061012514?

Median gross rent is $1,256/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061012514?

15.8% of residents in tract 48061012514 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,235.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061012514?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 56th, minority 94th, housing 22th.

How does tract 48061012514 compare to Brownsville overall?

Tract 48061012514 scores 4.8/10, 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

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