Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Ocala Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12083002201 · Marion, FL · pop 3,395 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Ocala

Census tract 12083002201 belongs to Ocala in Marion County, Florida. It is home to 3,395 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #50,794 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,101 a month against an average household income of $54,608 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 16% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,473

Renter share24.1%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate9.1%

Median income$54,608

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocala and the region

Centroid at 29.1980, -82.0652 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocala scores 4

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

9.1% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,101 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

36%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocala

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Marion County average of 4.8 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 63rd 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 12083002201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12083002201?

Census tract 12083002201 in Ocala scores 4/10 (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 12083002201?

Median gross rent is $1,101/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12083002201?

9.1% of residents in tract 12083002201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,395.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12083002201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 97th, minority 36th, housing 59th.

How does tract 12083002201 compare to Ocala overall?

Tract 12083002201 scores 4/10, 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.