Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Palmview Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215024204 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,348 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Palmview

Tract 48215024204, home to 3,348 residents in Palmview, scores 4.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 17th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 4% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $51,102 a year. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 14% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,256

Renter share14.4%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate23.9%

Median income$51,102

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palmview and the region

Centroid at 26.2016, -98.4261 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palmview scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Palmview

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

23.9% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Palmview

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Palmview

5.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Palmview

8.4

How Palmview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

90%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palmview

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Palmview, 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 95th 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 48215024204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024204?

Census tract 48215024204 in Palmview scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024204?

23.9% of residents in tract 48215024204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,348.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 100th, minority 89th, housing 60th.

How does tract 48215024204 compare to Palmview overall?

Tract 48215024204 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Palmview at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmview; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palmview

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