Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Dallas Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48121021616 · Denton, TX · pop 4,933 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Dallas
Census tract 48121021616 covers part of Dallas, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,229
Renter share52.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$67,193
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dallas and the region
Centroid at 33.0064, -96.8639 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dallas scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dallas
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,265 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dallas
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dallas
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dallas
3.0
How Dallas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 3,169Total filings over 13 yrs
- 20.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 51.3%Peak (2012)
- 182Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 69% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,273Total filings 2020-21
- 16.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 16.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.02×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Fort Worth, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dallas
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.3/10. Against the Denton County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.
Against Denton County at 45.5%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. Court records carry 3,169 eviction filings across 13 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,265, 14% below the Dallas average.
The worst year on record was 2012, when 51.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 20.5% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48121021616
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48121021616?
Census tract 48121021616 in Dallas scores 5.1/10 (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 48121021616?
Median gross rent is $1,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48121021616?
14.6% of residents in tract 48121021616 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,933.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48121021616?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 39th, minority 78th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48121021616?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,169 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 48121021616 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.52% of renter households, peaking at 51.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48121021616 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.02× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48121021616 compare to Dallas overall?
Tract 48121021616 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dallas at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dallas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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