Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Lakeland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105011100 · Polk, FL · pop 3,008 · 68% of tract blocks fall in Lakeland
12105011100 is a census tract in Lakeland, FL. It scores 4.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,008. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,060
Renter share50.8%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate34.2%
Median income$40,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakeland and the region
Centroid at 28.0587, -81.9868 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakeland scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lakeland
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
34.2% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$1,028 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakeland
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakeland
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakeland
2.5
How Lakeland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 1,005Total filings over 17 yrs
- 10.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.3%Peak (2012)
- 39Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 49% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakeland
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 26.7% against 11.3% nationally. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,028, 26% below the Lakeland average. Against Polk County at 45.8%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Disability prevalence runs 43.7% against 31.5% nationally. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,005 filings here across 17 tracked years.
It sits 0.8 points above the Polk County average of 3.9. The worst year on record was 2012, when 15.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 10.9% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011100?
Census tract 12105011100 in Lakeland scores 4.7/10 (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 12105011100?
Median gross rent is $1,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011100?
34.2% of residents in tract 12105011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,008.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 98th, minority 87th, housing 37th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,005 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.86% of renter households, peaking at 15.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011100 compare to Lakeland overall?
Tract 12105011100 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Lakeland at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakeland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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