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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Western Division Eviction Risk: Moderate , Laredo

Tract 48479000601 · Webb, TX · pop 2,361 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 48479000601 covers part of the Western Division area of Laredo, TX, and scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,361 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 23% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units756
Renter share54.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate47.3%
Median income$31,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Western Division
Very High
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 65 tracts In Laredo
High
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 69 tracts In Webb
Elevated
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#1,261 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Laredo and the region

Centroid at 27.5168, -99.5136 · click any tract to drill in

Why Western Division scores 4.8

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
47.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$844 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Western Division compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Western Division risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0006013.4Laredoparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Western Division. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Western Division

Adults with no health insurance runs 48.2% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 47%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Disability prevalence runs 52.3% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Webb County average of 47.8%. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

At $844 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Laredo commands. Against the Webb County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 48479000601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48479000601?

Census tract 48479000601 in the Western Division neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 48479000601?

Median gross rent is $844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48479000601?

47.3% of residents in tract 48479000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,361.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48479000601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 48479000601 considered part of Western Division?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48479000601 fall within Western Division (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48479000601 compare to Laredo overall?

Tract 48479000601 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Laredo at 3.4/10. 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.

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