Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 12099002100 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,838
Tract 12099002100, home to 4,838 residents in West Palm Beach, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,600 monthly, set against $31,964 in average yearly household income, roughly 60% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,709
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate31.5%
Median income$31,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7243, -80.0689 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 6.1
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
31.5% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,600 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 544Total filings over 11 yrs
- 7.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2002)
- 46Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 569Total filings 2020-21
- 7.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.34×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
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.9/10. 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 above the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th 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 1.34x 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 12099002100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099002100?
Census tract 12099002100 in West Palm Beach scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 12099002100?
Median gross rent is $1,600/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099002100?
31.5% of residents in tract 12099002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,838.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099002100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 93th, minority 90th, housing 87th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099002100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 544 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099002100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.98% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099002100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.34× 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 12099002100 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099002100 scores 6.1/10, 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.
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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12099002200
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099001600
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099007832
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099001700
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002400
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099001802
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099001917
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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