Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Palmetto Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12081001502 · Manatee, FL · pop 6,394 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12081001502 (the Palmetto area of Palmetto, Florida) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,124 a month while the average household earns $65,556 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,208
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate27.3%
Median income$65,556
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmetto and the region
Centroid at 27.5232, -82.5548 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmetto scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palmetto
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
27.3% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,124 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmetto
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmetto
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmetto
7.4
How Palmetto compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
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)
- 152Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2015)
- 44Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 26% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Palmetto. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmetto
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Palmetto, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Manatee County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 99th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 152 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% 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 12081001502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081001502?
Census tract 12081001502 in the Palmetto neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 12081001502?
Median gross rent is $1,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12081001502?
27.3% of residents in tract 12081001502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,394.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12081001502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 98th, minority 77th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 12081001502 considered part of Palmetto?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12081001502 fall within Palmetto (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081001502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 152 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081001502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.01% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12081001502 compare to Palmetto overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palmetto
Top eight tracts in Palmetto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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