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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Olivarez #5 Colonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Weslaco

Tract 48215022704 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,354 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 48215022704 covers part of the Olivarez #5 Colonia area of Weslaco, TX, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,354. Cost burden runs 24% here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 21% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,241
Renter share27.3%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate29.0%
Median income$56,806

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Olivarez #5 Colonia
Moderate
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 11 tracts In Weslaco
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#62 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#1,972 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1482, -97.9706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olivarez #5 Colonia scores 4.5

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
29.0% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,211 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 / state4.5This tracttract 0227044.0Weslacoparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Adults with no health insurance runs 28.9% against 11.3% nationally. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10.

Average gross rent is $1,211, 25% above the Weslaco average. The voucher gap is 22.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 51st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

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 48215022704

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022704?

Census tract 48215022704 in the Olivarez #5 Colonia neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 48215022704?

Median gross rent is $1,211/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022704?

29.0% of residents in tract 48215022704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,354.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 99th, minority 81th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 48215022704 considered part of Olivarez #5 Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215022704 fall within Olivarez #5 Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215022704 compare to Weslaco overall?

Tract 48215022704 scores 4.5/10, 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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