Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Weslaco Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48215022504 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,268 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Weslaco
Census tract 48215022504 sits in Weslaco, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,103 monthly, set against $39,792 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units993
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$39,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Weslaco and the region
Centroid at 26.1993, -97.9753 · click any tract to drill in
Why Weslaco scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,103 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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 Weslaco compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Weslaco
What moves this score most is 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 93rd 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 48215022504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022504?
Census tract 48215022504 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48215022504?
Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48215022504?
17.9% of residents in tract 48215022504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,268.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48215022504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 83th, minority 99th, housing 91th.
Q5
How does tract 48215022504 compare to Weslaco overall?
Tract 48215022504 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.
Tract · TX
48215023103
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Roosevelt School Colonia
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Roosevelt School Colonia
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Olivarez #5 Colonia
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Olivarez #5 Colonia
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Olivarez #5 Colonia
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
Roosevelt School Colonia
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48215022301
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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