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Ghost Town Eviction Risk: Elevated , Laredo

Tract 48479001101 · Webb, TX · pop 3,461 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Here is how census tract 48479001101, in the Ghost Town area of Laredo eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,461. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $867 a month while the average household earns $36,760 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 41% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units1,251

Renter share80.3%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate27.5%

Median income$36,760

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laredo and the region

Centroid at 27.5271, -99.4719 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ghost Town scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Laredo

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Texas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

27.5% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$867 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Laredo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Laredo

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Laredo

3.5

How Ghost Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

94%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ghost Town

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.9/10. 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 Laredo 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 Webb County average of 4.4 and in line with the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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 48479001101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48479001101?

Census tract 48479001101 in the Ghost Town neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 48479001101?

Median gross rent is $867/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 48479001101?

27.5% of residents in tract 48479001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,461.

How socially vulnerable is tract 48479001101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 92th, minority 100th, housing 73th.

Is tract 48479001101 considered part of Ghost Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48479001101 fall within Ghost Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 48479001101 compare to Laredo overall?

Tract 48479001101 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Laredo at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laredo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Laredo

Top eight tracts in Laredo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.