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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Roosevelt School Colonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Weslaco

Tract 48215022502 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 6,209 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

48215022502 is a census tract in the Roosevelt School Colonia area of Weslaco, TX. It scores 4.9/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 9.9/10.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 18% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,774
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate39.7%
Median income$45,615

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Roosevelt School Colonia
Very High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 11 tracts In Weslaco
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#1,124 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1714, -97.9719 · click any tract to drill in

Why Roosevelt School Colonia scores 4.9

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
39.7% poverty · this tract
9.9
Supply constraint
$627 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Roosevelt School Colonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Roosevelt School Colonia risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.9This tracttract 0225024.0Weslacoparent 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 Roosevelt School Colonia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Roosevelt School Colonia

Adults with no health insurance runs 41.6% against 11.3% nationally. Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

The poverty rate is 40%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $627, 35% below the Weslaco average. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1/10.

Cost burden runs about half here against 42.3% across Hidalgo County. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. Disability prevalence runs 44.7% against 31.5% nationally.

Against the Hidalgo County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $45,615, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

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 48215022502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022502?

Census tract 48215022502 in the Roosevelt School Colonia neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 48215022502?

Median gross rent is $627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022502?

39.7% of residents in tract 48215022502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,209.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 96th, minority 98th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 48215022502 considered part of Roosevelt School Colonia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48215022502 fall within Roosevelt School Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48215022502 compare to Weslaco overall?

Tract 48215022502 scores 4.9/10, 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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