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Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Pharr Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215021405 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,649

Census tract 48215021405 runs through Pharr. With 3,649 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $959 a month while the average household earns $37,471 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
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
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 19 tracts In Pharr
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#20 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very High
National
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#6,289 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pharr and the region

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

Why Pharr scores 6.7

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 / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 021405Pharr: 2.62.6Pharrparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg 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

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.7/10. 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 about the same as the Hidalgo County average of 4.9 and in line with 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 94th 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 48215021405

Q1

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

Census tract 48215021405 in Pharr scores 6.7/10 (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 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 6.7/10, 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.

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