Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Weslaco Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 48215022301 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 5,675 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Weslaco

Weslaco in Hidalgo County anchors census tract 48215022301, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #37,487 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $941 a month against an average household income of $61,053 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 27% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units2,128

Renter share61.6%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate22.7%

Median income$61,053

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1523, -98.0048 · click any tract to drill in

Why Weslaco scores 5.7

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

22.7% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$941 rent vs county FMR

4.5

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 Weslaco compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

83%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Weslaco

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Weslaco, 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 97th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215022301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022301?

Census tract 48215022301 in Weslaco scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48215022301?

Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022301?

22.7% of residents in tract 48215022301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,675.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 93th, minority 82th, housing 99th.

How does tract 48215022301 compare to Weslaco overall?

Tract 48215022301 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Weslaco at 2.6/10. 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.