Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Grand Prairie Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48113015900 ·
Dallas, TX · pop 3,380 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Grand Prairie
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 48113015900 reflects conditions in Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas. That is riskier than about 41% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $699 a month while the average household earns $43,644 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 34%Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,261
Renter share64.5%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate22.4%
Median income$43,644
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
90th percentile
#6 of 49 tracts In Grand Prairie
High
Within county
77th percentile
#150 of 645 tracts In Dallas
High
Within state
72th percentile
#1,918 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Elevated
National
69th percentile
#26,446 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Prairie and the region
Centroid at 32.7362, -96.9692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grand Prairie scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grand Prairie
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
22.4% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$699 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Prairie
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Prairie
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Prairie
2.5
How Grand Prairie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
82%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
469Total filings over 18 yrs
3.74%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak (2013)
26Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2017
Filings climbed 37% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
146Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly (observed)
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.07×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Dallas, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 Grand Prairie 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 Dallas County average of 5.2 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.07x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48113015900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48113015900?
Census tract 48113015900 in Grand Prairie scores 4.9/10 (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 48113015900?
Median gross rent is $699/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48113015900?
22.4% of residents in tract 48113015900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,380.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48113015900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 99th, minority 88th, housing 32th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48113015900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 469 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 48113015900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.74% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48113015900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.07× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Dallas eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48113015900 compare to Grand Prairie overall?
Tract 48113015900 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Grand Prairie at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Prairie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grand Prairie
Top eight tracts in Grand Prairie ranked by composite eviction-risk score.