Within parent city
89
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Lubbock Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48303000501 · Lubbock, TX · pop 3,045
Census tract 48303000501 covers part of Lubbock, TX, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,045 residents. 93% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units580
Renter share93.4%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate25.3%
Median income$49,545
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lubbock and the region
Centroid at 33.5890, -101.8924 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lubbock scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lubbock
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
25.3% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$930 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lubbock
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lubbock
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lubbock
2.0
How Lubbock compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lubbock
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $930, 21% below the Lubbock average.
It sits 1.0 points above the Lubbock County average of 3.6. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $49,545.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 48303000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48303000501?
Census tract 48303000501 in Lubbock scores 4.6/10 (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 48303000501?
Median gross rent is $930/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48303000501?
25.3% of residents in tract 48303000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,045.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48303000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 13th, minority 60th, housing 86th.
Q5
How does tract 48303000501 compare to Lubbock overall?
Tract 48303000501 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Lubbock at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lubbock eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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