Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Riviera Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099001002 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 6,710 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Riviera Beach
Census tract 12099001002 covers Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County, home to 6,710 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,466 a month while the average household earns $68,194 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,129
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$68,194
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Riviera Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7753, -80.1288 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riviera Beach scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Riviera Beach
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,466 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Riviera Beach
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Riviera Beach
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Riviera Beach
8.1
How Riviera Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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)
- 2,018Total filings over 11 yrs
- 20.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 31.4%Peak (2012)
- 173Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 567Total filings 2020-21
- 7.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riviera Beach
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.8/10. 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 Riviera Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Palm Beach 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.83x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 97th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099001002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001002?
Census tract 12099001002 in Riviera Beach scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12099001002?
Median gross rent is $1,466/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001002?
18.0% of residents in tract 12099001002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,710.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 81th, minority 87th, housing 98th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,018 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.58% of renter households, peaking at 31.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099001002 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12099001002 compare to Riviera Beach overall?
Tract 12099001002 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Riviera Beach at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riviera Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Riviera Beach
Top eight tracts in Riviera Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
Riviera Beach
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099001403
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099001500
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Riviera Beach
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Riviera Beach
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Riviera Beach
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Riviera Beach
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099000512
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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