Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehouse Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48423002200 · Smith, TX · pop 7,216 · 24% of tract blocks fall in Whitehouse
Census tract 48423002200 runs through Whitehouse in Smith County. With 7,216 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. It lands near the 30th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,274 a month against an average household income of $78,050 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,621
Renter share16.8%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$78,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitehouse and the region
Centroid at 32.1851, -95.2269 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehouse scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitehouse
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,274 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitehouse
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitehouse
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitehouse
5.6
How Whitehouse compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehouse
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 Whitehouse, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Smith County average of 4.4 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 48423002200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48423002200?
Census tract 48423002200 in Whitehouse scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 48423002200?
Median gross rent is $1,274/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48423002200?
10.4% of residents in tract 48423002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,216.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48423002200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 45th, minority 30th, housing 54th.
Q5
How does tract 48423002200 compare to Whitehouse overall?
Tract 48423002200 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Whitehouse at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitehouse; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Whitehouse
Top eight tracts in Whitehouse ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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