Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099001802 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,753
Here is how census tract 12099001802, in West Palm Beach eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,753. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 79% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,682 monthly, set against $48,929 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,996
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$48,929
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7369, -80.0844 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 4.9
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
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,682 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 670Total filings over 11 yrs
- 7.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2002)
- 53Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 257Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.2Pre-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 West Palm Beach
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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 12099001802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001802?
Census tract 12099001802 in West Palm Beach scores 4.9/10 (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 12099001802?
Median gross rent is $1,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001802?
19.0% of residents in tract 12099001802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,753.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 77th, minority 65th, housing 94th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 670 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.08% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099001802 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 12099001802 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099001802 scores 4.9/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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