2 census tracts · pop 12,006 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Hume Residential Area is a 2-tract neighborhood of Gainesville, FL, population 12,006. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 48% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Set annual rent against average household income of $17,149 and the ratio lands at 57%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Against a Gainesville baseline of 42.9%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The poverty rate is 68%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 99% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.5/10.
At $815 a month, rents sit 37% under what the rest of Gainesville commands. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 3 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 4.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.6% in 2017 against a 4.2% peak. That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Gainesville. For a like-for-like read, Robinswood and University Village South score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hume Residential Area vs GainesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hume Residential Area
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3Total filings (sum)
3.97%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2012)
3.57%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2Total filings 2020-21
0.0Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville, FL).
Frequently asked
About Hume Residential Area
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hume Residential Area?
Hume Residential Area scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Hume Residential Area compare to Gainesville overall?
Hume Residential Area scores 1.4 points higher than Gainesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $815 vs $1,296.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hume Residential Area?
Average gross rent in Hume Residential Area is $815/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hume Residential Area residents are renters?
99% of Hume Residential Area households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 12,006 residents.
Q5
Is Hume Residential Area a high social-vulnerability area?
Hume Residential Area sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hume Residential Area have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hume Residential Area is census tract 12001000902 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Hume Residential Area for landlords?
Hume Residential Area carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gainesville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hume Residential Area?
Hume Residential Area has 12,193 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59%), Hispanic / Latino (16.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
