Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Bartow Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105015900 · Polk, FL · pop 2,150 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Bartow
Here is how census tract 12105015900, in Bartow in Polk County, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,150. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $843 monthly, set against $68,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units747
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate17.2%
Median income$68,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bartow and the region
Centroid at 27.7921, -81.7962 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bartow scores 4.1
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
17.2% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$843 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 53Total filings over 16 yrs
- 2.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2003)
- 7Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 75% 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 score leans hardest on 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 53 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105015900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105015900?
Census tract 12105015900 in Bartow scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 12105015900?
Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105015900?
17.2% of residents in tract 12105015900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,150.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105015900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 31th, minority 50th, housing 97th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105015900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 53 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 12105015900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.49% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105015900 compare to Bartow overall?
Tract 12105015900 scores 4.1/10, 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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