Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Hempstead Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 48473680501 · Waller, TX · pop 5,059 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Hempstead
Census tract 48473680501 runs through Hempstead. With 5,059 residents, it scores 4.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 24% of US census tracts.
About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,280 a month against an average household income of $58,335 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 45%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,994
Renter share63.1%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$58,335
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hempstead and the region
Centroid at 29.9760, -96.0713 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hempstead scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hempstead
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hempstead
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hempstead
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hempstead
6.0
How Hempstead compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hempstead
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Hempstead, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Waller County average of 4.6 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48473680501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48473680501?
Census tract 48473680501 in Hempstead scores 4.7/10 (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 48473680501?
Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48473680501?
14.4% of residents in tract 48473680501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,059.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48473680501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 75th, minority 85th, housing 82th.
Q5
How does tract 48473680501 compare to Hempstead overall?
Tract 48473680501 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Hempstead at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hempstead; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hempstead
Top eight tracts in Hempstead ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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