Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Wales Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105014303 · Polk, FL · pop 3,741 · 68% of tract blocks fall in Lake Wales
Lake Wales anchors census tract 12105014303, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #38,705 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $968 a month against an average household income of $69,972 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,299
Renter share29.6%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$69,972
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Wales and the region
Centroid at 27.9274, -81.5656 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Wales scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Wales
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$968 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Wales
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Wales
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Wales
8.9
How Lake Wales compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Wales
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 Lake Wales, 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 39th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014303?
Census tract 12105014303 in Lake Wales scores 3.9/10 (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 12105014303?
Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014303?
12.2% of residents in tract 12105014303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,741.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 70th, minority 66th, housing 19th.
Q5
How does tract 12105014303 compare to Lake Wales overall?
Tract 12105014303 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Wales at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Wales; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Wales
Top eight tracts in Lake Wales ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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