Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Bartow Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105015101 · Polk, FL · pop 4,142 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Bartow
How risky is Bartow for landlords? Census tract 12105015101 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #59,428 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,298 a month against an average household income of $67,027 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,551
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$67,027
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
41
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 27.8850, -81.8523 · 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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,298 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 127Total filings over 17 yrs
- 3.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.2%Peak (2001)
- 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bartow
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 127 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105015101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105015101?
Census tract 12105015101 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 12105015101?
Median gross rent is $1,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105015101?
10.8% of residents in tract 12105015101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,142.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105015101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 86th, minority 47th, housing 47th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105015101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 127 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105015101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.30% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105015101 compare to Bartow overall?
Tract 12105015101 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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