Census Tract · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Pharr Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215021314 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,734

Pharr anchors census tract 48215021314, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $972 a month while the average household earns $31,597 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 14% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units767

Renter share18.8%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate42.2%

Median income$31,597

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pharr and the region

Centroid at 26.1282, -98.2056 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pharr scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pharr

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

42.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$972 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pharr

5.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pharr

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pharr

7.2

How Pharr compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

82%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
100%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 Pharr

The score leans hardest on 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 Pharr eviction risk, 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 87th 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 48215021314

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021314?

Census tract 48215021314 in Pharr scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48215021314?

Median gross rent is $972/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021314?

42.2% of residents in tract 48215021314 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,734.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021314?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 96th, minority 100th, housing 48th.

How does tract 48215021314 compare to Pharr overall?

Tract 48215021314 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Pharr at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pharr eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pharr

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