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Olivarez #5 Colonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Weslaco

Tract 48215022706 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,176 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 48215022706 sits in the Olivarez #5 Colonia area of Weslaco, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. It is home to 3,176 residents. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 22% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,346

Renter share49.6%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate21.3%

Median income$36,561

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1338, -97.9821 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olivarez #5 Colonia scores 4.2

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

21.3% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$904 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

94%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

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

56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%. Adults with no health insurance runs 32.2% against 11.3% nationally.

Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.9/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $904, close to the Weslaco average.

Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $36,561.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215022706

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022706?

Census tract 48215022706 in the Olivarez #5 Colonia neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48215022706?

Median gross rent is $904/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022706?

21.3% of residents in tract 48215022706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,176.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022706?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 99th, minority 85th, housing 86th.

Is tract 48215022706 considered part of Olivarez #5 Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215022706 fall within Olivarez #5 Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48215022706 compare to Weslaco overall?

Tract 48215022706 scores 4.2/10, right in line with 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.