Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Merritt Island Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12009071602 · Brevard, FL · pop 2,812

In Merritt Island in Brevard County, census tract 12009071602 scores 4.3/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #68,421 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,378 monthly, set against $68,563 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 20% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,251

Renter share29.7%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$68,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merritt Island and the region

Centroid at 28.3555, -80.6937 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merritt Island scores 3.1

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

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,378 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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: 39

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

28%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Merritt Island

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Merritt Island, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Brevard County average of 4.6 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009071602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009071602?

Census tract 12009071602 in Merritt Island scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 12009071602?

Median gross rent is $1,378/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009071602?

13.0% of residents in tract 12009071602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,812.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009071602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 46th, minority 14th, housing 67th.

How does tract 12009071602 compare to Merritt Island overall?

Tract 12009071602 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Merritt Island at 2.2/10. 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.