Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Robstown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48355005604 · Nueces, TX · pop 2,000
Tract 48355005604, home to 2,000 residents in Robstown, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 73% of renter households, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $675 a month against an average household income of $61,382 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units947
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$61,382
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Robstown and the region
Centroid at 27.8096, -97.6558 · click any tract to drill in
Why Robstown scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Robstown
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$675 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Robstown
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Robstown
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Robstown
8.3
How Robstown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Robstown
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.3/10. 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 Robstown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Nueces County average of 5.0 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 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48355005604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48355005604?
Census tract 48355005604 in Robstown scores 4.2/10 (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 48355005604?
Median gross rent is $675/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48355005604?
11.2% of residents in tract 48355005604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,000.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48355005604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 72th, minority 97th, housing 26th.
Q5
How does tract 48355005604 compare to Robstown overall?
Tract 48355005604 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Robstown at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Robstown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Robstown
Top eight tracts in Robstown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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