Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Elsa Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215024405 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,924 · 34% of tract blocks fall in Elsa
Elsa in Hidalgo County anchors census tract 48215024405, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $895 a month against an average household income of $41,604 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,089
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$41,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elsa and the region
Centroid at 26.2693, -98.0142 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elsa scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elsa
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elsa
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elsa
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elsa
7.6
How Elsa compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elsa
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elsa, 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 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215024405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024405?
Census tract 48215024405 in Elsa scores 6.6/10 (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 48215024405?
Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024405?
32.5% of residents in tract 48215024405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,924.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 44th, minority 98th, housing 52th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024405 compare to Elsa overall?
Tract 48215024405 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Elsa at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elsa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elsa
Top eight tracts in Elsa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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