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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Olivarez #5 Colonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Weslaco

Tract 48215022703 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 1,805 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

48215022703 is a census tract in the Olivarez #5 Colonia area of Weslaco, TX. It scores 4.7/10 for landlords. Adults with no health insurance runs 36.9% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 30% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units682
Renter share48.4%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate26.7%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Olivarez #5 Colonia
Very High
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In Weslaco
Elevated
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#42 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#1,569 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1505, -97.9857 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olivarez #5 Colonia scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Weslaco
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$561 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Weslaco
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Weslaco
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Weslaco
7.5

How Olivarez #5 Colonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Olivarez #5 Colonia risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0227034.0Weslacoparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Olivarez #5 Colonia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Olivarez #5 Colonia

At $561 a month, rents run 42% under what the rest of Weslaco commands. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Disability prevalence runs 46.5% against 31.5% nationally. The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 37% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%.

Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215022703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022703?

Census tract 48215022703 in the Olivarez #5 Colonia neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 48215022703?

Median gross rent is $561/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022703?

26.7% of residents in tract 48215022703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,805.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 59th, minority 86th, housing 100th.
Q5

Is tract 48215022703 considered part of Olivarez #5 Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215022703 fall within Olivarez #5 Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215022703 compare to Weslaco overall?

Tract 48215022703 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Weslaco at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Weslaco; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Weslaco

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

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