Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Kathleen Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105012113 · Polk, FL · pop 6,045 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Kathleen
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12105012113 (Kathleen, Florida) comes in at 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #59,424 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,700 monthly, set against $60,504 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,383
Renter share13.1%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$60,504
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kathleen and the region
Centroid at 28.1287, -82.0062 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kathleen scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kathleen
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,700 rent vs county FMR
7.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kathleen
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kathleen
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kathleen
7.5
How Kathleen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 377Total filings over 17 yrs
- 7.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.1%Peak (2002)
- 23Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 64% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kathleen
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 Kathleen, 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 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 377 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.1% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105012113
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012113?
Census tract 12105012113 in Kathleen scores 3.5/10 (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 12105012113?
Median gross rent is $1,700/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012113?
7.9% of residents in tract 12105012113 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,045.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012113?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 27th, minority 41th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012113?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 377 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012113 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.13% of renter households, peaking at 17.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105012113 compare to Kathleen overall?
Tract 12105012113 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Kathleen at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kathleen; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kathleen
Top eight tracts in Kathleen ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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