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Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Hidalgo Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48215021309 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,271 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Hidalgo

48215021309 is a census tract in Hidalgo, TX. It scores 3.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,271 residents. The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 9% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units891
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$57,835

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Hidalgo
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#122 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Moderate
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#3,403 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Moderate
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hidalgo and the region

Centroid at 26.0816, -98.2385 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hidalgo scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hidalgo
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
23.8% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$860 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hidalgo
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hidalgo
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hidalgo
8.6

How Hidalgo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hidalgo risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.6This tracttract 0213093.7Hidalgoparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hidalgo

Adults with no health insurance runs 32.3% against 11.3% nationally. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%.

The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 19% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $57,835, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely.

Average gross rent is $860, close to the Hidalgo average.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215021309

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021309?

Census tract 48215021309 in Hidalgo scores 3.6/10 (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 48215021309?

Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021309?

23.8% of residents in tract 48215021309 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,271.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021309?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 77th, minority 98th, housing 54th.
Q5

How does tract 48215021309 compare to Hidalgo overall?

Tract 48215021309 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Hidalgo at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hidalgo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hidalgo

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

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