Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Palm Bay Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12009071341 · Brevard, FL · pop 6,014

Census tract 12009071341 sits in Palm Bay eviction risk, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 57% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,283 monthly, set against $74,063 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 8% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units2,435

Renter share25.9%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate18.3%

Median income$74,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palm Bay and the region

Centroid at 27.9784, -80.6437 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palm Bay scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Palm Bay

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

18.3% poverty · this tract

4.6

Supply constraint

$1,283 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Palm Bay

7.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Palm Bay

4.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Palm Bay

6.7

How Palm Bay compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

78%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palm Bay

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Palm Bay eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Brevard County average of 4.6 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12009071341

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009071341?

Census tract 12009071341 in Palm Bay scores 3.4/10 (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 12009071341?

Median gross rent is $1,283/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009071341?

18.3% of residents in tract 12009071341 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,014.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009071341?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 68th, minority 69th, housing 32th.

How does tract 12009071341 compare to Palm Bay overall?

Tract 12009071341 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Palm Bay at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palm Bay eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palm Bay

Top eight tracts in Palm Bay ranked by composite eviction-risk score.