Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Harlingen Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48061010802 · Cameron, TX · pop 3,897 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Harlingen

Harlingen in Cameron County is where census tract 48061010802 sits, home to 3,897 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. That is riskier than about 56% of US census tracts.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $864 monthly, set against $40,156 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 44% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units1,222

Renter share76.7%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate50.6%

Median income$40,156

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harlingen and the region

Centroid at 26.2019, -97.6366 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harlingen scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Harlingen

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

50.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$864 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Harlingen

5.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Harlingen

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Harlingen

7.2

How Harlingen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

78%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harlingen

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Harlingen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cameron County average of 4.5 and above 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 98th 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 48061010802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061010802?

Census tract 48061010802 in Harlingen scores 6.3/10 (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 48061010802?

Median gross rent is $864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48061010802?

50.6% of residents in tract 48061010802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,897.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48061010802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 93th, minority 89th, housing 100th.

How does tract 48061010802 compare to Harlingen overall?

Tract 48061010802 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Harlingen at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harlingen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harlingen

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