Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Worth Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48439105204 · Tarrant, TX · pop 3,882
How risky is Fort Worth for landlords? Census tract 48439105204 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #31,053 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,065 a month while the average household earns $40,259 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 97% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units1,769
Renter share96.9%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate36.3%
Median income$40,259
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Worth and the region
Centroid at 32.7314, -97.4776 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Worth scores 5.6
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
36.3% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,065 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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)
- 2,531Total filings over 17 yrs
- 11.39%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.7%Peak (2014)
- 193Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 112% over the past 17 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,479Total filings 2020-21
- 19.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 18.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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 score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.1/10. 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 1.06x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,531 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 11.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.7% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48439105204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48439105204?
Census tract 48439105204 in Fort Worth scores 5.6/10 (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 48439105204?
Median gross rent is $1,065/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48439105204?
36.3% of residents in tract 48439105204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,882.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48439105204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 63th, minority 84th, housing 83th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48439105204?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,531 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 48439105204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.39% of renter households, peaking at 27.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48439105204 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.06× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Worth eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48439105204 compare to Fort Worth overall?
Tract 48439105204 scores 5.6/10, 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.
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