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

Western Division Eviction Risk: Moderate , Laredo

Tract 48479001201 · Webb, TX · pop 2,209 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

48479001201 is a census tract in the Western Division area of Laredo, TX. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. Adults with no health insurance runs 41.2% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 27% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units826
Renter share53.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate35.1%
Median income$38,148

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Western Division
Low
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 65 tracts In Laredo
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 69 tracts In Webb
High
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 27.5267, -99.4975 · 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
35.1% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$790 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 0012013.4Laredoparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

The poverty rate is 35%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.8/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Disability prevalence runs 45.8% against 31.5% nationally. Average gross rent is $790, 23% below the Laredo average. It sits 0.8 points above the Webb County average of 4.0.

Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TX average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 48% of renters.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 48479001201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48479001201?

Census tract 48479001201 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 48479001201?

Median gross rent is $790/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48479001201?

35.1% of residents in tract 48479001201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,209.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48479001201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 48479001201 considered part of Western Division?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48479001201 fall within Western Division (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 48479001201 compare to Laredo overall?

Tract 48479001201 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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