Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Amarillo Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 48375011700 · Potter, TX · pop 4,181 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Amarillo

Amarillo anchors census tract 48375011700, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $978 a month against an average household income of $41,237 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 85% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 50% Owners 16%

Tract context

Occupied units2,224

Renter share84.8%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate30.3%

Median income$41,237

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Amarillo and the region

Centroid at 35.1953, -101.9310 · click any tract to drill in

Why Amarillo scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Amarillo

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.1

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

30.3% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$978 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Amarillo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Amarillo

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Amarillo

2.0

How Amarillo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

63%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Amarillo

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Amarillo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Potter County average of 4.6 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48375011700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48375011700?

Census tract 48375011700 in Amarillo scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48375011700?

Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48375011700?

30.3% of residents in tract 48375011700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,181.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48375011700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 33th, minority 67th, housing 91th.

How does tract 48375011700 compare to Amarillo overall?

Tract 48375011700 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Amarillo at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Amarillo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 48375011700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Amarillo

Top eight tracts in Amarillo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.