Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Fussels Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105011721 · Polk, FL · pop 3,317 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Fussels Corner
Fussels Corner in Polk County anchors census tract 12105011721, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $930 a month against an average household income of $59,510 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,076
Renter share27.5%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate22.9%
Median income$59,510
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fussels Corner and the region
Centroid at 28.0331, -81.8404 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fussels Corner scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fussels Corner
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
22.9% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$930 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fussels Corner
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fussels Corner
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fussels Corner
5.3
How Fussels Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 370Total filings over 17 yrs
- 7.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.9%Peak (2007)
- 20Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fussels Corner
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.7/10. 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 Fussels Corner, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Polk County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 370 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 7.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.9% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 70th 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 12105011721
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011721?
Census tract 12105011721 in Fussels Corner scores 4.6/10 (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 12105011721?
Median gross rent is $930/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011721?
22.9% of residents in tract 12105011721 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,317.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011721?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 70th, minority 54th, housing 35th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011721?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 370 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011721 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.84% of renter households, peaking at 12.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011721 compare to Fussels Corner overall?
Tract 12105011721 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Fussels Corner at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fussels Corner; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fussels Corner
Top eight tracts in Fussels Corner ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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