Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Weslaco Eviction Risk: Lower

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

Census tract 48215022301 covers part of Weslaco, TX, and scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Severe burden reaches 46%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

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 3.7

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

Against Hidalgo County at 42.3%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 25.6% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $941, close to the Weslaco average.

Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $61,053. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 48215022301

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

Census tract 48215022301 in Weslaco scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 3.7/10, lower 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.