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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Pharr Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215021405 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,649

Census tract 48215021405 covers part of Pharr, TX, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,649 residents. Cost burden runs 25% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 40% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,254
Renter share53.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate38.7%
Median income$37,471

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 19 tracts In Pharr
Elevated
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#19 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#565 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pharr and the region

Centroid at 26.1738, -98.1799 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pharr scores 5.1

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
38.7% poverty · this tract
9.7
Supply constraint
$959 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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.
Pharr risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0214054.0Pharrparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pharr

Adults with no health insurance runs 39.2% against 11.3% nationally. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.7/10.

The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.3/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.2 points above the Hidalgo County average of 3.9.

That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $959, close to the Pharr average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $37,471. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215021405

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021405?

Census tract 48215021405 in Pharr scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48215021405?

Median gross rent is $959/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021405?

38.7% of residents in tract 48215021405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,649.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 93th, minority 90th, housing 74th.
Q5

How does tract 48215021405 compare to Pharr overall?

Tract 48215021405 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Pharr at 4/10. 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.

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