Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Midlothian Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48139060801 · Ellis County, TX · pop 10,244 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Midlothian
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 48139060801 reflects conditions in Midlothian in Ellis County, Texas. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,374 monthly, set against $158,943 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units3,665
Renter share10.1%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$158,943
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midlothian and the region
Centroid at 32.4375, -96.9714 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midlothian scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Midlothian
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,374 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midlothian
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midlothian
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midlothian
5.4
How Midlothian compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midlothian
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Midlothian, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Ellis County average of 4.7 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48139060801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139060801?
Census tract 48139060801 in Midlothian scores 1.2/10 (Lower 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 48139060801?
Median gross rent is $1,374/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48139060801?
4.2% of residents in tract 48139060801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 10,244.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48139060801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 46th, minority 47th, housing 37th.
Q5
How does tract 48139060801 compare to Midlothian overall?
Tract 48139060801 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Midlothian at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midlothian; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Midlothian
Top eight tracts in Midlothian ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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