Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Margate Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12011020502 · Broward, FL · pop 8,360 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Margate
Census tract 12011020502 sits in Margate in Broward County, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,725 a month while the average household earns $50,978 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,898
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$50,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Margate and the region
Centroid at 26.2204, -80.1955 · click any tract to drill in
Why Margate scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Margate
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,725 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Margate
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Margate
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Margate
7.5
How Margate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 678Total filings over 4 yrs
- 16.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.8%Peak (2002)
- 117Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 37% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 302Total filings 2020-21
- 5.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Margate
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 Margate, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Broward County average of 5.4 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 678 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 16.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.8% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12011020502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011020502?
Census tract 12011020502 in Margate 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12011020502?
Median gross rent is $1,725/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12011020502?
10.8% of residents in tract 12011020502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,360.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12011020502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 86th, minority 87th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12011020502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 678 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12011020502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.88% of renter households, peaking at 22.8% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12011020502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12011020502 compare to Margate overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Margate
Top eight tracts in Margate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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