2 census tracts · pop 11,651 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.9–5.1
Wilds of Africa takes in 2 census tracts of Dallas, TX and houses 11,651 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 30.9% citywide, putting Wilds of Africa 25.4% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
At $1,186 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Dallas commands. Filings are well documented here: 3,194 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 33.4% of renter households.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 10.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Dallas, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wyndemere and South Dallas. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wilds of Africa vs DallasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wilds of Africa
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,194Total filings (sum)
13.55%Avg annual filing rate
33.4%Peak year (2015)
10.08%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
674Total filings 2020-21
4.5Avg monthly observed
8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.69×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas, TX).
Frequently asked
About Wilds of Africa
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilds of Africa?
Wilds of Africa scores 5/10 (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 Wilds of Africa compare to Dallas overall?
Wilds of Africa scores 1.3 points higher than Dallas overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,186 vs $1,472.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilds of Africa?
Average gross rent in Wilds of Africa is $1,186/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilds of Africa residents are renters?
38% of Wilds of Africa households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Dallas). The neighborhood has 11,651 residents.
Q5
Is Wilds of Africa a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilds of Africa sits in the 92nd 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 Wilds of Africa have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wilds of Africa is census tract 48113005400 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.1, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Wilds of Africa for landlords?
Wilds of Africa carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Wilds of Africa?
Wilds of Africa has 10,166 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
