Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Penitas Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 48215024212 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 5,451 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Penitas
Penitas anchors census tract 48215024212, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $825 a month while the average household earns $38,304 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,427
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate36.2%
Median income$38,304
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Penitas and the region
Centroid at 26.3929, -98.4408 · click any tract to drill in
Why Penitas scores 6.5
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
9.0
Supply constraint
$825 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Penitas
What moves this score most is economic stress 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 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 93rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 48215024212
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215024212?
Census tract 48215024212 in Penitas 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 48215024212?
Median gross rent is $825/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215024212?
36.2% of residents in tract 48215024212 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,451.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215024212?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 84th, minority 99th, housing 56th.
Q5
How does tract 48215024212 compare to Penitas overall?
Tract 48215024212 scores 6.5/10, 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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