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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Port Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12015020601 · Charlotte, FL · pop 2,856

Census tract 12015020601 sits in Port Charlotte eviction risk in Charlotte County, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,357 monthly, set against $63,352 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 12% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,123
Renter share17.9%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$63,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 15 tracts In Port Charlotte
Moderate
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#22 of 46 tracts In Charlotte
Moderate
Within state
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#3,192 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 26.9803, -82.1121 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Charlotte scores 2.9

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
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,357 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 2.92.9This tracttract 020601Port Charlotte: 2.52.5Port Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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
  • 5.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.9%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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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 12015020601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12015020601?

Census tract 12015020601 in Port Charlotte scores 2.9/10 (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 12015020601?

Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12015020601?

8.7% of residents in tract 12015020601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,856.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12015020601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 54th, minority 30th, housing 17th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12015020601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 12015020601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.93% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12015020601 compare to Port Charlotte overall?

Tract 12015020601 scores 2.9/10, 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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