2 census tracts · pop 6,541 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.2–4.6
Lakewood Terrace takes in 2 census tracts of St. Petersburg, FL, population 6,541. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 65% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the St. Petersburg rate of 33.9%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 2,068 across 2 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 35.8% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 12.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.
At $1,562 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of St. Petersburg commands. That places it #8 of 42 neighborhoods in St. Petersburg.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Fossil Park and Ponce de Leon. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood Terrace vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood Terrace
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,068Total filings (sum)
13.74%Avg annual filing rate
35.8%Peak year (2002)
12.78%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
735Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
4.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.93×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Lakewood Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood Terrace?
Lakewood Terrace scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Lakewood Terrace compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Lakewood Terrace scores 0.9 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,562 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood Terrace?
Average gross rent in Lakewood Terrace is $1,562/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood Terrace residents are renters?
38% of Lakewood Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 6,541 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood Terrace sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lakewood Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lakewood Terrace is census tract 12103020208 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Lakewood Terrace for landlords?
Lakewood Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to St. Petersburg as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood Terrace?
Lakewood Terrace has 7,031 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (61.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
