Census Tract · Ranked #61,465 of 84,120 nationally

Merritt Island Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009069400 · Brevard, FL · pop 6,416 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Merritt Island

Census tract 12009069400 is in Merritt Island, Florida. It has a population of 6,416 and an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). 54% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 8% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 4% Owners 92%

Tract context

Occupied units2,541

Renter share7.9%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate1.5%

Median income$142,891

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merritt Island and the region

Centroid at 28.2119, -80.6395 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merritt Island scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Merritt Island

4.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

1.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Merritt Island

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Merritt Island

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Merritt Island

5.4

How Merritt Island compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

11%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
61%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)

39Total filings over 10 yrs
1.70%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak (2014)
3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 — 2018

Filings climbed 50% over the past 10 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009069400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009069400?

Census tract 12009069400 in Merritt Island scores 4.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 12009069400?

1.5% of residents in tract 12009069400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,416.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009069400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 48th, minority 25th, housing 61th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009069400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009069400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.70% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 12009069400 compare to Merritt Island overall?

Tract 12009069400 scores 4.6/10 — higher than the parent city of Merritt Island at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merritt Island; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Merritt Island

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