Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Robstown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48355005606 · Nueces, TX · pop 1,303 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Robstown
In Robstown, census tract 48355005606 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,264 a month while the average household earns $66,758 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units359
Renter share34.8%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$66,758
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Robstown and the region
Centroid at 27.7859, -97.6494 · click any tract to drill in
Why Robstown scores 4.7
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
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,264 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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 91st 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 48355005606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48355005606?
Census tract 48355005606 in Robstown scores 4.7/10 (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 48355005606?
Median gross rent is $1,264/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48355005606?
19.6% of residents in tract 48355005606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,303.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48355005606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 97th, minority 90th, housing 64th.
Q5
How does tract 48355005606 compare to Robstown overall?
Tract 48355005606 scores 4.7/10, 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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