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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12099001917 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,444 · 54% of tract blocks fall in West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach anchors census tract 12099001917, which lands at 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 36th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,552 monthly, set against $53,996 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 27% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,929
Renter share67.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$53,996

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 35 tracts In West Palm Beach
Elevated
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
High
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#989 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region

Centroid at 26.7131, -80.1014 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Palm Beach scores 4.6

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
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,552 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 001917West Palm Beach: 2.92.9West Palm Beachparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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)

  • 1,229Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 7.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2003)
  • 96Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120990019172000: 114 filings (5.34/100 renter HHs)2001: 114 filings (5.34/100 renter HHs)2002: 165 filings (7.73/100 renter HHs)2003: 183 filings (8.58/100 renter HHs)2009: 60 filings (3.47/100 renter HHs)2010: 101 filings (9.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 80 filings (7.59/100 renter HHs)2012: 102 filings (9.68/100 renter HHs)2013: 106 filings (10.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 108 filings (10.25/100 renter HHs)2015: 96 filings (9.11/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 263Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2020-07-01: 2 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-08-01: 2 filings (0.28× baseline)2020-09-01: 7 filings (1.02× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.30× baseline)2021-01-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.18× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.22× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (0.32× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 4 filings (0.52× baseline)2021-07-01: 2 filings (0.23× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 5 filings (0.59× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.17× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-01-01: 7 filings (1.40× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (0.55× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-04-01: 5 filings (0.81× baseline)2022-05-01: 6 filings (1.13× baseline)2022-06-01: 2 filings (0.26× baseline)2022-07-01: 13 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (0.84× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (0.15× baseline)2022-10-01: 3 filings (0.35× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-01-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 6 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-03-01: 8 filings (1.78× baseline)2023-04-01: 5 filings (0.81× baseline)2023-05-01: 3 filings (0.56× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (0.69× baseline)2023-08-01: 10 filings (1.39× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (0.59× baseline)2023-10-01: 6 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-11-01: 7 filings (1.17× baseline)2023-12-01: 4 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-01-01: 4 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-02-01: 6 filings (1.06× baseline)2024-03-01: 4 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-04-01: 5 filings (0.81× baseline)2024-05-01: 6 filings (1.13× baseline)2024-06-01: 6 filings (0.78× baseline)2024-07-01: 8 filings (0.92× baseline)2024-08-01: 5 filings (0.70× baseline)2024-09-01: 6 filings (0.88× baseline)2024-10-01: 10 filings (1.18× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2024-12-01: 3 filings (0.90× baseline)2025-01-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 3 filings (0.55× baseline)2025-03-01: 3 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (0.16× baseline)2025-05-01: 3 filings (0.56× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.13× baseline)2025-07-01: 5 filings (0.58× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 3 filings (0.44× baseline)2025-10-01: 3 filings (0.35× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2025-12-01: 3 filings (0.90× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 0.59x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 89th 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 12099001917

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001917?

Census tract 12099001917 in West Palm Beach scores 4.6/10 (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 12099001917?

Median gross rent is $1,552/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001917?

15.5% of residents in tract 12099001917 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,444.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001917?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 46th, minority 78th, housing 91th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001917?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,229 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001917 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.83% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12099001917 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× 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 12099001917 compare to West Palm Beach overall?

Tract 12099001917 scores 4.6/10, 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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