Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Alton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48215024128 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 8,637 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Alton
Tract 48215024128, home to 8,637 residents in Alton, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $986 a month while the average household earns $49,334 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,445
Renter share34.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$49,334
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alton and the region
Centroid at 26.2953, -98.2916 · click any tract to drill in
Why Alton scores 5.8
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
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$986 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Alton
The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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 48215024128
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024128?
Census tract 48215024128 in Alton scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48215024128?
Median gross rent is $986/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024128?
22.5% of residents in tract 48215024128 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,637.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024128?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 99th, housing 74th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024128 compare to Alton overall?
Tract 48215024128 scores 5.8/10, 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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