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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12099001916 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,618

12099001916 is a census tract in West Palm Beach, FL. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,618 residents. This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 38% Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,838
Renter share78.9%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$64,860

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#21 of 35 tracts In West Palm Beach
Moderate
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#147 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,882 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region

Centroid at 26.7246, -80.0954 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Palm Beach scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,755 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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.
West Palm Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 0019163.8West Palm Beachparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

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)

  • 1,454Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 12.24%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.9%Peak (2003)
  • 145Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099001916
Filings climbed 77% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,297Total filings 2020-21
  • 17.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 11.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.55×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above 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 main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income of $64,860, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,454 filings here across 11 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2003 at 16.9% of renter households.

In a typical year about 12.2% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12099001916

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001916?

Census tract 12099001916 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 12099001916?

Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001916?

10.6% of residents in tract 12099001916 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,618.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001916?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 8th, minority 69th, housing 79th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001916?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,454 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001916 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.24% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12099001916 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 12099001916 compare to West Palm Beach overall?

Tract 12099001916 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of West Palm Beach at 3.8/10. 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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