Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
La Homa Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215024126 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 5,450 · 22% of tract blocks fall in La Homa
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 48215024126 (La Homa, Texas) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $590 a month against an average household income of $40,645 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,249
Renter share18.3%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate34.2%
Median income$40,645
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Homa and the region
Centroid at 26.3082, -98.3608 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Homa scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Homa
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
34.2% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$590 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Homa
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Homa
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Homa
7.7
How La Homa compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Homa
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 La Homa, 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 91st 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 48215024126
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024126?
Census tract 48215024126 in La Homa 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 48215024126?
Median gross rent is $590/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024126?
34.2% of residents in tract 48215024126 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024126?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 93th, minority 99th, housing 44th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024126 compare to La Homa overall?
Tract 48215024126 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of La Homa at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Homa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Homa
Top eight tracts in La Homa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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