Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Waxahachie Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48139061100 · Ellis County, TX · pop 5,389 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Waxahachie

48139061100 is a census tract in Waxahachie, TX. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 6% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,925

Renter share12.5%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$88,558

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waxahachie and the region

Centroid at 32.3111, -96.8463 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waxahachie scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Waxahachie

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.3

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$2,049 rent vs county FMR

5.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Waxahachie

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Waxahachie

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Waxahachie

5.6

How Waxahachie compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

64%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Waxahachie

The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

At $2,049 a month, rents run 27% over what the rest of Waxahachie commands. Against Ellis County at 43.5%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.9/10. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 12% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Ellis County average of 4.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $88,558.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48139061100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139061100?

Census tract 48139061100 in Waxahachie scores 4.1/10 (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 48139061100?

Median gross rent is $2,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48139061100?

7.7% of residents in tract 48139061100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,389.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48139061100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 90th, minority 58th, housing 65th.

How does tract 48139061100 compare to Waxahachie overall?

Tract 48139061100 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Waxahachie at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waxahachie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Waxahachie

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