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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Port Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12015020302 · Charlotte, FL · pop 4,825

Port Charlotte in Charlotte County is where census tract 12015020302 sits, home to 4,825 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #53,726 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 87% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,307 a month while the average household earns $45,586 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 3% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,891
Renter share22.1%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$45,586

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 15 tracts In Port Charlotte
High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 46 tracts In Charlotte
High
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#2,206 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 26.9985, -82.1464 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Charlotte scores 3.6

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
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,307 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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.
Port Charlotte risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 020302Port Charlotte: 2.52.5Port Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

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)

  • 20Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.42%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2015)
  • 20Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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 above the Charlotte County average of 4.3 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 87th 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 12015020302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12015020302?

Census tract 12015020302 in Port Charlotte scores 3.6/10 (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 12015020302?

Median gross rent is $1,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12015020302?

13.3% of residents in tract 12015020302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,825.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12015020302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 85th, minority 40th, housing 76th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12015020302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 12015020302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.42% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12015020302 compare to Port Charlotte overall?

Tract 12015020302 scores 3.6/10, higher than 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.

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