Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Bartow Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105014704 · Polk, FL · pop 6,364 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Bartow
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 12105014704 in Bartow in Polk County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,364 residents. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,699 a month against an average household income of $65,228 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,083
Renter share18.0%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$65,228
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bartow and the region
Centroid at 27.9612, -81.8150 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bartow scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bartow
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,699 rent vs county FMR
7.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bartow
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bartow
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bartow
6.1
How Bartow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bartow
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.7/10. 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 Bartow, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Polk 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 54th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014704?
Census tract 12105014704 in Bartow scores 3.7/10 (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 average rent in tract 12105014704?
Median gross rent is $1,699/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014704?
10.7% of residents in tract 12105014704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,364.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 59th, minority 49th, housing 42th.
Q5
How does tract 12105014704 compare to Bartow overall?
Tract 12105014704 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Bartow at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bartow; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bartow
Top eight tracts in Bartow ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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