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

Pharr Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48215021703 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 5,503 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Pharr

Tract 48215021703 covers Pharr in Texas. Home to 5,503 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,028 monthly, set against $39,787 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 23% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,732

Renter share53.4%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate38.6%

Median income$39,787

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pharr and the region

Centroid at 26.2131, -98.1914 · 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

38.6% poverty · this tract

9.7

Supply constraint

$1,028 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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: 86

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

89%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pharr

The heaviest input here 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 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 86th 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 48215021703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215021703?

Census tract 48215021703 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.

What is the average rent in tract 48215021703?

Median gross rent is $1,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215021703?

38.6% of residents in tract 48215021703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,503.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215021703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 80th, minority 92th, housing 57th.

How does tract 48215021703 compare to Pharr overall?

Tract 48215021703 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.