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Census Tract · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally

University Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48113019400 · Dallas, TX · pop 4,454

Census tract 48113019400 is in University Park, Texas. It has a population of 4,454 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 67% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 51% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,855/month against a median household income of $190,159 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 10% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,448
Renter share29.6%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$190,159

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 5 tracts In University Park
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank — 92th percentileBottomTop
#53 of 645 tracts In Dallas
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank — 98th percentileBottomTop
#158 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
79 th percentile
Rank — 79th percentileBottomTop
#17,526 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across University Park and the region

Centroid at 32.8478, -96.7914 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Park scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from University Park
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,855 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from University Park
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University Park
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from University Park
5.3

How University Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 019400University Park: 5.55.5University Parkparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A — Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 115Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 1.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.1%Peak (2002)
  • 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 481130194002000: 4 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2001: 7 filings (1.03/100 renter HHs)2002: 14 filings (2.06/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (1.33/100 renter HHs)2004: 8 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (0.54/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (1.43/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (1.61/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (0.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 6 filings (1.07/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (0.89/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (0.63/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (0.63/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (0.84/100 renter HHs)2016: 8 filings (2.05/100 renter HHs)2017: 5 filings (1.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 18 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 25Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.63×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2025-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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Frequently asked

About tract 48113019400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113019400?

Census tract 48113019400 in University Park scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48113019400?

Median gross rent is $2,855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48113019400?

9.0% of residents in tract 48113019400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,454.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48113019400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 33th, minority 37th, housing 11th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113019400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 115 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113019400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.17% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 48113019400 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.63× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.

Q7

How does tract 48113019400 compare to University Park overall?

Tract 48113019400 scores 6.1/10 — higher than the parent city of University Park at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q8

Was tract 48113019400 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in University Park

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

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