Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Kathleen Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105012124 · Polk, FL · pop 5,698 · 29% of tract blocks fall in Kathleen
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12105012124 (Kathleen, Florida) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 58th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,205 a month while the average household earns $68,241 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,038
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$68,241
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kathleen and the region
Centroid at 28.0948, -82.0380 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kathleen scores 4.4
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
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,205 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 678Total filings over 17 yrs
- 8.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.6%Peak (2001)
- 20Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 66% 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 heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.5/10. 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 Kathleen, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 678 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.6% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th 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 12105012124
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012124?
Census tract 12105012124 in Kathleen scores 4.4/10 (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 12105012124?
Median gross rent is $1,205/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012124?
20.5% of residents in tract 12105012124 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,698.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012124?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 63th, minority 38th, housing 54th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012124?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 678 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012124 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.51% of renter households, peaking at 16.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105012124 compare to Kathleen overall?
Tract 12105012124 scores 4.4/10, 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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