Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
La Homa Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48215024126 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 5,450 · 22% of tract blocks fall in La Homa
Census tract 48215024126 covers part of La Homa, TX, and scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,450 residents. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
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
86
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
58
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.8
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
Adults with no health insurance runs 47.2% against 11.3% nationally. Cost burden runs 58% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.6/10.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.6% against 31.5% nationally.
Average gross rent is $590, 20% below the La Homa average. It sits 0.9 points above the Hidalgo County average of 3.9.
That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $40,645, annual rent is just 17%.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215024126
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024126?
Census tract 48215024126 in La Homa scores 4.8/10 (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 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 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of La Homa at 3.7/10. 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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