Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099001907 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,838 · 35% of tract blocks fall in West Palm Beach
Census tract 12099001907 covers West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, home to 3,838 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,862 a month against an average household income of $62,461 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,073
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$62,461
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7451, -80.1270 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 4.1
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
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,862 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 239Total filings over 11 yrs
- 10.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 32.5%Peak (2002)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 68Total filings 2020-21
- 0.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.54×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
The heaviest input here 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.54x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 239 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 10.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 32.5% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099001907
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001907?
Census tract 12099001907 in West Palm Beach scores 4.1/10 (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 12099001907?
Median gross rent is $1,862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001907?
12.2% of residents in tract 12099001907 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,838.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001907?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 95th, minority 65th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001907?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 239 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001907 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.36% of renter households, peaking at 32.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099001907 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.54× 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 12099001907 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099001907 scores 4.1/10, 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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