Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Palmetto Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12081001402 · Manatee, FL · pop 1,534 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Palmetto
Tract 12081001402, home to 1,534 residents in Palmetto in Manatee County, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 43rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,176 a month while the average household earns $55,729 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units801
Renter share7.9%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$55,729
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmetto and the region
Centroid at 27.5328, -82.6262 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmetto scores 3.3
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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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)
- 29Total filings over 4 yrs
- 9.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.9%Peak (2003)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 75% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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 about the same as the Manatee County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 29 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 9.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.9% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12081001402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081001402?
Census tract 12081001402 in Palmetto 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 12081001402?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12081001402?
4.5% of residents in tract 12081001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,534.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12081001402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 15th, minority 4th, housing 15th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081001402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081001402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.12% of renter households, peaking at 23.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12081001402 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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