Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Port Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12015020204 · Charlotte, FL · pop 3,780

Tract 12015020204 covers Port Charlotte in Florida. Home to 3,780 residents, it scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #77,425 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 14% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,714 monthly, set against $71,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 4% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units1,574

Renter share4.2%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$71,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 27.0162, -82.0765 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Charlotte scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Charlotte

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,714 rent vs county FMR

6.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Charlotte

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Charlotte

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Charlotte

7.1

How Port Charlotte 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.

42%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Charlotte

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Port Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Charlotte County average of 4.3 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 12015020204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12015020204?

Census tract 12015020204 in Port Charlotte scores 2.7/10 (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 12015020204?

Median gross rent is $1,714/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12015020204?

7.1% of residents in tract 12015020204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,780.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12015020204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 80th, minority 43th, housing 15th.

How does tract 12015020204 compare to Port Charlotte overall?

Tract 12015020204 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Port Charlotte at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Charlotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Charlotte

Top eight tracts in Port Charlotte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.