Census Tract · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally

Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009064301 · Brevard, FL · pop 5,452 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Melbourne

Census tract 12009064301 is in Melbourne, Florida. It has a population of 5,452 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 59% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,485/month against a median household income of $49,032 — roughly 36% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 18% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units2,250

Renter share45.1%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate15.6%

Median income$49,032

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.1395, -80.6581 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melbourne scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Melbourne

4.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

15.6% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,485 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Melbourne

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Melbourne

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Melbourne

7.1

How Melbourne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

86%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

569Total filings over 10 yrs
4.99%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak (2003)
56Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 — 2018

Filings dropped 22% over the past 10 months.

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Frequently asked

About tract 12009064301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064301?

Census tract 12009064301 in Melbourne scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12009064301?

Median gross rent is $1,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064301?

15.6% of residents in tract 12009064301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,452.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 71th, minority 45th, housing 65th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 569 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.99% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 12009064301 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064301 scores 5.2/10 — higher than the parent city of Melbourne at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Melbourne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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