Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Ocala Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12083001800 · Marion, FL · pop 1,820

For landlords sizing up Ocala, census tract 12083001800 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $766 a month against an average household income of $32,201 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 20% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units703

Renter share56.3%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate32.3%

Median income$32,201

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocala and the region

Centroid at 29.1878, -82.1466 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocala scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ocala

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

32.3% poverty · this tract

8.1

Supply constraint

$766 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ocala

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ocala

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ocala

8.0

How Ocala 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.

98%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocala

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Ocala eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Marion County average of 4.8 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 12083001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12083001800?

Census tract 12083001800 in Ocala scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12083001800?

Median gross rent is $766/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12083001800?

32.3% of residents in tract 12083001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,820.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12083001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 93th, housing 86th.

How does tract 12083001800 compare to Ocala overall?

Tract 12083001800 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Ocala at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ocala eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ocala

Top eight tracts in Ocala ranked by composite eviction-risk score.