1 census tracts · pop 6,873 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Wilderness maps to a single census tract in Jacksonville, FL, population 6,873. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 6% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically below the Jacksonville rate of 32.8%.
At $2,167 a month, rents sit 48% over what the rest of Jacksonville commands. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10. The voucher gap is 25.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 71 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 5.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 4.0% in 2016 against a 5.2% peak. That places it #24 of 33 neighborhoods in Jacksonville. At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Admirals Inlet and Ortega Terrace score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $109,455.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Wilderness vs JacksonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Wilderness
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
71Total filings (sum)
3.16%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2009)
4.00%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
61Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.50×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Jacksonville, FL).
Frequently asked
About The Wilderness
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Wilderness?
The Wilderness scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does The Wilderness compare to Jacksonville overall?
The Wilderness scores 0.4 points lower than Jacksonville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 6% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,167 vs $1,465.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Wilderness?
Average gross rent in The Wilderness is $2,167/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Wilderness residents are renters?
9% of The Wilderness households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Jacksonville). The neighborhood has 6,873 residents.
Q5
Is The Wilderness a high social-vulnerability area?
The Wilderness sits in the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is The Wilderness for landlords?
The Wilderness carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jacksonville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Wilderness?
The Wilderness has 6,900 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
