2 census tracts · pop 4,921 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
South Dallas spans 2 census tracts of Dallas, TX and houses 4,921 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 30.9% citywide, putting South Dallas 18.2% over its own city.
89% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 2,727 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 23.1% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 21.6% in 2017 against a 23.1% peak. That places it #1 of 36 neighborhoods in Dallas.
For a like-for-like read, Bonton and Tenth Street Historic District score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
South Dallas vs DallasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Dallas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,727Total filings (sum)
16.32%Avg annual filing rate
23.1%Peak year (2003)
21.61%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,767Total filings 2020-21
11.5Avg monthly observed
9.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas, TX).
Frequently asked
About South Dallas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Dallas?
South Dallas scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does South Dallas compare to Dallas overall?
South Dallas scores 1.4 points higher than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,409 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Dallas?
Average gross rent in South Dallas eviction risk is $1,409/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Dallas residents are renters?
89% of South Dallas households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 4,921 residents.
Q5
Is South Dallas a high social-vulnerability area?
South Dallas sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Dallas have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Dallas is census tract 48113020401 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is South Dallas for landlords?
South Dallas eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dallas as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Dallas?
South Dallas has 4,963 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.3%), Hispanic / Latino (16.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
