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Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Weslaco Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48215022504 · Hidalgo, TX · pop 3,268 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Weslaco

Census tract 48215022504 covers part of Weslaco, TX, and scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. 44% 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
3.8
Lower
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 parent city
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 11 tracts In Weslaco
Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#113 of 212 tracts In Hidalgo
Moderate
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#3,048 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Weslaco and the region

Centroid at 26.1993, -97.9753 · click any tract to drill in

Why Weslaco scores 3.8

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
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.
Weslaco risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.8This tracttract 0225044.0Weslacoparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Weslaco

68% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Hidalgo County average of 42.3%. Adults with no health insurance runs 40.7% against 11.3% nationally. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income of $39,792, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. At $1,103 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Weslaco commands. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Hidalgo County average of 3.9 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 48215022504

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48215022504?

Census tract 48215022504 in Weslaco scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
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 3.8/10, 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.

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