Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

McAllen Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215020508 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 1,991

Census tract 48215020508 sits in McAllen eviction risk, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #78,199 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $37,355 a year. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 5% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units606

Renter share6.4%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$37,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across McAllen and the region

Centroid at 26.1628, -98.2606 · click any tract to drill in

Why McAllen scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from McAllen

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from McAllen

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from McAllen

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from McAllen

3.0

How McAllen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

88%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
3%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McAllen

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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 McAllen eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 62nd 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215020508

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215020508?

Census tract 48215020508 in McAllen scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215020508?

13.0% of residents in tract 48215020508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,991.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215020508?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 80th, minority 100th, housing 3th.

How does tract 48215020508 compare to McAllen overall?

Tract 48215020508 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of McAllen at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McAllen eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in McAllen

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