Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Wilmer Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48113016903 · Dallas, TX · pop 6,549 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Wilmer
48113016903 is a census tract in Wilmer, TX. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,549. Adults with no health insurance runs 30.0% against 11.3% nationally.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,486
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$58,558
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmer and the region
Centroid at 32.5892, -96.6664 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wilmer scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilmer
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,354 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmer
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmer
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmer
5.6
How Wilmer compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 1,226Total filings over 18 yrs
- 13.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.2%Peak (2011)
- 71Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,221Total filings 2020-21
- 15.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 13.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, 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 Wilmer
The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10. 21% 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 8.4/10.
It sits 1.6 points above the Dallas County average of 3.8. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Dallas County average of 47.9%. Court records carry 1,226 eviction filings across 18 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2011, when 20.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 13.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113016903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113016903?
Census tract 48113016903 in Wilmer scores 5.4/10 (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 48113016903?
Median gross rent is $1,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113016903?
25.2% of residents in tract 48113016903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,549.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113016903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 95th, minority 84th, housing 97th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113016903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,226 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113016903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.70% of renter households, peaking at 20.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48113016903 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.17× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48113016903 compare to Wilmer overall?
Tract 48113016903 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmer at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmer; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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