Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 12099005961 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099005961 ·
Palm Beach, FL · pop 2,777
For landlords sizing up Palm Beach, census tract 12099005961 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 100% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $113,000 a year. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 0%Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units900
Renter share5.1%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$113,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
51th percentile
#184 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Moderate
Within state
38th percentile
#3,192 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
29th percentile
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.5812, -80.1515 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 12099005961 scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 12099005961 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
82%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
13%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
48Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly (observed)
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.96×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 set by Florida eviction laws law, 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.96x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099005961
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099005961?
Census tract 12099005961 in Palm Beach scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 12099005961?
15.3% of residents in tract 12099005961 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,777.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099005961?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 55th, minority 74th, housing 13th.
Q4
Did eviction filings in tract 12099005961 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.96× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.