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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Port Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12015020501 · Charlotte, FL · pop 4,957 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Port Charlotte

Tract 12015020501, home to 4,957 residents in Port Charlotte, scores 4.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #70,290 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,208 monthly, set against $76,477 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,296
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$76,477

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 15 tracts In Port Charlotte
Very Low
Within county
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#34 of 46 tracts In Charlotte
Low
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#3,967 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 26.9463, -82.1477 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Charlotte scores 2.4

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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 2.42.4This tracttract 020501Port Charlotte: 2.52.5Port Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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)

  • 15Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak (2015)
  • 15Filings 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

The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 20th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2015.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12015020501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12015020501?

Census tract 12015020501 in Port Charlotte scores 2.4/10 (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 12015020501?

Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12015020501?

4.5% of residents in tract 12015020501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,957.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12015020501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 36th, minority 32th, housing 4th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12015020501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 12015020501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.79% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12015020501 compare to Port Charlotte overall?

Tract 12015020501 scores 2.4/10, 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.

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