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Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Port Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12015020602 · Charlotte, FL · pop 3,928

How risky is Port Charlotte in Charlotte County for landlords? Census tract 12015020602 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,591 monthly, set against $57,114 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 10% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,659
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$57,114

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#5 of 15 tracts In Port Charlotte
Elevated
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#13 of 46 tracts In Charlotte
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#2,623 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 26.9739, -82.0969 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Charlotte scores 3.3

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
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,591 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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: 3.33.3This tracttract 020602Port Charlotte: 2.52.5Port Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 16Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 6.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak (2015)
  • 16Filings 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 heaviest input here 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 16 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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 12015020602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12015020602?

Census tract 12015020602 in Port Charlotte scores 3.3/10 (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 12015020602?

Median gross rent is $1,591/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12015020602?

12.9% of residents in tract 12015020602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,928.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12015020602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 61th, minority 34th, housing 14th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12015020602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 12015020602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.20% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12015020602 compare to Port Charlotte overall?

Tract 12015020602 scores 3.3/10, 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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