Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Alton Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215024124 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,846 · 68% of tract blocks fall in Alton
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 48215024124 in Alton ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,846 residents. On the national scale it ranks #37,490 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $794 monthly, set against $39,636 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,003
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate31.2%
Median income$39,636
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alton and the region
Centroid at 26.3035, -98.3263 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alton scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alton
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.2% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$794 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alton
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alton
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alton
7.1
How Alton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 Alton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215024124
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024124?
Census tract 48215024124 in Alton scores 6.5/10 (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 48215024124?
Median gross rent is $794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024124?
31.2% of residents in tract 48215024124 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,846.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024124?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 79th, minority 99th, housing 68th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024124 compare to Alton overall?
Tract 48215024124 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Alton at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Alton
Top eight tracts in Alton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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