Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099002006 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,349
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 12099002006 reflects conditions in West Palm Beach, Florida. On the national scale it ranks #56,724 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,711 monthly, set against $48,673 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 62%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units2,408
Renter share97.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$48,673
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7101, -80.0744 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 4.4
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
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,711 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%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)
- 1,302Total filings over 11 yrs
- 20.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 53.9%Peak (2001)
- 70Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 677Total filings 2020-21
- 9.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.71×Ratio to 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 score leans hardest on 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 97th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.71x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099002006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099002006?
Census tract 12099002006 in West Palm Beach scores 4.4/10 (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 12099002006?
Median gross rent is $1,711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099002006?
12.1% of residents in tract 12099002006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,349.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099002006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 44th, minority 76th, housing 100th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099002006?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,302 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099002006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.99% of renter households, peaking at 53.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099002006 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.71× 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 12099002006 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099002006 scores 4.4/10, 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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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
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12099001700
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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