Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Penitas Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215024208 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 4,326 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Penitas
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 48215024208 in Penitas ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,326 residents. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $641 a month while the average household earns $55,889 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,395
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate36.2%
Median income$55,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Penitas and the region
Centroid at 26.2605, -98.4455 · click any tract to drill in
Why Penitas scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Penitas
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
36.2% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$641 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Penitas
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Penitas
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Penitas
8.9
How Penitas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Penitas
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.1/10. 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 Penitas, 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 97th 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 48215024208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024208?
Census tract 48215024208 in Penitas scores 6.2/10 (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 48215024208?
Median gross rent is $641/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024208?
36.2% of residents in tract 48215024208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,326.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 100th, minority 86th, housing 48th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024208 compare to Penitas overall?
Tract 48215024208 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Penitas at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Penitas; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Penitas
Top eight tracts in Penitas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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