4 census tracts · pop 12,665 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.3–4.8
Downtown Fort Worth takes in 4 census tracts of Fort Worth, TX, population 12,665. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Fort Worth rate of 33.2%.
73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.3 to 4.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 2,821 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 56.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Worth, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Como and Fairmount.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Fort Worth vs Fort WorthHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Fort Worth
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,821Total filings (sum)
14.35%Avg annual filing rate
56.3%Peak year (2012)
3.80%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,554Total filings 2020-21
5.3Avg monthly observed
2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
2.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth, TX).
Frequently asked
About Downtown Fort Worth
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Fort Worth?
Downtown Fort Worth scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Downtown Fort Worth compare to Fort Worth overall?
Downtown Fort Worth scores 0.3 points higher than Fort Worth overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,551 vs $1,509.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Fort Worth?
Average gross rent in Downtown Fort Worth eviction risk is $1,551/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Fort Worth residents are renters?
73% of Downtown Fort Worth households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Fort Worth). The neighborhood has 12,665 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Fort Worth a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Fort Worth sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Downtown Fort Worth have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Fort Worth is census tract 48439101700 (score 4.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Fort Worth for landlords?
Downtown Fort Worth eviction risk carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Worth as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Fort Worth?
Downtown Fort Worth has 12,780 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51%), Hispanic / Latino (23.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
