Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Port Isabel Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48061014201 · Cameron, TX · pop 1,550 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Port Isabel
How risky is Port Isabel for landlords? Census tract 48061014201 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $483 a month against an average household income of $52,236 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units407
Renter share43.2%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$52,236
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Port Isabel and the region
Centroid at 26.0783, -97.2369 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port Isabel scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Port Isabel
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$483 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Isabel
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Isabel
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Isabel
7.8
How Port Isabel compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Port Isabel
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Port Isabel, 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 below 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 81st 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 48061014201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48061014201?
Census tract 48061014201 in Port Isabel 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 48061014201?
Median gross rent is $483/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48061014201?
10.5% of residents in tract 48061014201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,550.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48061014201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 93th, minority 98th, housing 42th.
Q5
How does tract 48061014201 compare to Port Isabel overall?
Tract 48061014201 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Port Isabel at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Isabel; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Port Isabel
Top eight tracts in Port Isabel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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