Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Wales Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105014402 · Polk, FL · pop 1,001 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Lake Wales
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12105014402 (Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $778 monthly, set against $30,066 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units506
Renter share19.2%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate21.9%
Median income$30,066
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Wales and the region
Centroid at 27.8852, -81.6282 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Wales scores 5
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
21.9% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$778 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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 68th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014402?
Census tract 12105014402 in Lake Wales scores 5/10 (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 12105014402?
Median gross rent is $778/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014402?
21.9% of residents in tract 12105014402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,001.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 32th, minority 66th, housing 46th.
Q5
How does tract 12105014402 compare to Lake Wales overall?
Tract 12105014402 scores 5/10, 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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