Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Ocala Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12083002402 · Marion, FL · pop 6,138 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Ocala

Census tract 12083002402 covers part of Ocala, FL, and scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,138 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 5% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units2,389

Renter share12.4%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate9.1%

Median income$69,551

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocala and the region

Centroid at 29.1129, -82.1299 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocala scores 3.7

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

9.1% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,233 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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: 44

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

45%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocala

56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Marion County average of 45.1%. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,233 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Ocala commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. It tracks the Marion County average of 4.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $69,551.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12083002402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12083002402?

Census tract 12083002402 in Ocala scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12083002402?

Median gross rent is $1,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12083002402?

9.1% of residents in tract 12083002402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,138.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12083002402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 60th, minority 37th, housing 35th.

How does tract 12083002402 compare to Ocala overall?

Tract 12083002402 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Ocala at 4.5/10. 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.