Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Worth Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48439105201 · Tarrant, TX · pop 6,149
In Fort Worth, census tract 48439105201 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $997 a month while the average household earns $32,604 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,559
Renter share77.6%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate37.8%
Median income$32,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.7310, -97.4585 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Worth scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fort Worth
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
37.8% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$997 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Worth
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Worth
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Worth
2.5
How Fort Worth compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 4,172Total filings over 17 yrs
- 16.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.7%Peak (2011)
- 273Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 126% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,976Total filings 2020-21
- 25.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 34.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Fort Worth, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fort Worth
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 Fort Worth eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tarrant County average of 5.1 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.75x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4,172 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 16.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.7% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439105201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439105201?
Census tract 48439105201 in Fort Worth scores 5.8/10 (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 48439105201?
Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439105201?
37.8% of residents in tract 48439105201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,149.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439105201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 81th, minority 81th, housing 87th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439105201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,172 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439105201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.45% of renter households, peaking at 22.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48439105201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.75× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48439105201 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439105201 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Worth at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Worth eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fort Worth
Top eight tracts in Fort Worth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TX
48439105902
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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48439106520
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439105207
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439103800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439106300
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439104504
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439105204
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TX
48439104505
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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