Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Ennis Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48139061401 · Ellis County, TX · pop 2,442 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Ennis

48139061401 is a census tract in Ennis, TX. It scores 4.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,442 residents. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 26% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,060

Renter share46.5%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$72,742

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ennis and the region

Centroid at 32.3314, -96.6643 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ennis scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ennis

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.3

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$1,320 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ennis

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ennis

7.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ennis

6.1

How Ennis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

41%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ennis

The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2/10.

Against the Ellis County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. 44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Average gross rent is $1,320, close to the Ennis average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $72,742. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48139061401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139061401?

Census tract 48139061401 in Ennis scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48139061401?

Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139061401?

14.4% of residents in tract 48139061401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,442.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139061401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 58th, minority 54th, housing 12th.

How does tract 48139061401 compare to Ennis overall?

Tract 48139061401 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Ennis at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ennis; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ennis

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