Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Wales Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105014304 · Polk, FL · pop 2,550 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Lake Wales
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12105014304 (Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 80% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 74% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,345 monthly, set against $49,219 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units987
Renter share35.9%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$49,219
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Wales and the region
Centroid at 27.8972, -81.5735 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Wales scores 4.3
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
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,345 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Wales
The heaviest input here 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd 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 12105014304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014304?
Census tract 12105014304 in Lake Wales scores 4.3/10 (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 12105014304?
Median gross rent is $1,345/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014304?
13.6% of residents in tract 12105014304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,550.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 56th, minority 49th, housing 63th.
Q5
How does tract 12105014304 compare to Lake Wales overall?
Tract 12105014304 scores 4.3/10, 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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