Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
East Buena Vista Addition Colonia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Alice
Tract 48249950600 · Jim Wells, TX · pop 3,640 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 48249950600 sits in the East Buena Vista Addition Colonia area of Alice, TX, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5/10. Population here is 3,640. Adults with no health insurance runs 36.7% against 11.3% nationally.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,237
Renter share39.9%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$36,908
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alice and the region
Centroid at 27.7384, -98.0713 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Buena Vista Addition Colonia scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alice
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$732 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alice
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alice
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alice
8.7
How East Buena Vista Addition Colonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 32Total filings over 3 yrs
- 2.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2015)
- 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East Buena Vista Addition Colonia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Buena Vista Addition Colonia
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.7/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.4/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Average gross rent is $732, 22% below the Alice average. Against the Jim Wells County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. Court records carry 32 eviction filings across 3 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2015 at 2.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.3/10. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. about half of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $36,908.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48249950600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48249950600?
Census tract 48249950600 in the East Buena Vista Addition Colonia neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 48249950600?
Median gross rent is $732/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48249950600?
26.7% of residents in tract 48249950600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,640.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48249950600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 100th, minority 95th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 48249950600 considered part of East Buena Vista Addition Colonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48249950600 fall within East Buena Vista Addition Colonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48249950600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 48249950600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.36% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 48249950600 compare to Alice overall?
Tract 48249950600 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Alice at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alice; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Alice
Top eight tracts in Alice ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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