Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099001801 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,744
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12099001801 (West Palm Beach, Florida) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 33% of US census tracts.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,640 monthly, set against $55,640 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,846
Renter share39.9%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$55,640
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7468, -80.0704 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Palm Beach
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,640 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Palm Beach
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Palm Beach
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Palm Beach
3.5
How West Palm Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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)
- 894Total filings over 11 yrs
- 11.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.6%Peak (2000)
- 89Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 254Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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 West Palm Beach
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 West Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 894 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 11.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.6% of renter households in 2000.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.55x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099001801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001801?
Census tract 12099001801 in West Palm Beach scores 4.3/10 (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 12099001801?
Median gross rent is $1,640/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001801?
13.2% of residents in tract 12099001801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,744.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 87th, minority 92th, housing 80th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 894 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.22% of renter households, peaking at 21.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099001801 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12099001801 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099001801 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of West Palm Beach at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Palm Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Palm Beach
Top eight tracts in West Palm Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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12099002100
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099002200
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099001600
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099007832
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099001700
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099001802
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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