Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Denton Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48121020900 · Denton, TX · pop 4,566
Tract 48121020900 covers Denton in Texas. Home to 4,566 residents, it scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 79th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $908 a month against an average household income of $24,476 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 93% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 64%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units1,268
Renter share93.4%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate40.5%
Median income$24,476
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Denton and the region
Centroid at 33.2021, -97.1584 · click any tract to drill in
Why Denton scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Denton
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
40.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$908 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denton
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denton
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denton
3.5
How Denton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 754Total filings over 13 yrs
- 5.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2010)
- 38Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 173Total filings 2020-21
- 2.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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 Denton
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Denton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Denton County average of 5.0 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.67x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 754 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48121020900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48121020900?
Census tract 48121020900 in Denton scores 6.3/10 (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 48121020900?
Median gross rent is $908/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48121020900?
40.5% of residents in tract 48121020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,566.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48121020900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 5th, minority 71th, housing 99th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48121020900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 754 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 48121020900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.30% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48121020900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.67× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48121020900 compare to Denton overall?
Tract 48121020900 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Denton at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Denton
Top eight tracts in Denton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Denton Square
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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48121021204
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Denton Square
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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48121020800
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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