Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 12105014203 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105014203 · Polk, FL · pop 2,707
How risky is Polk in Polk County for landlords? Census tract 12105014203 scores 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #53,960 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 85% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,090 a month while the average household earns $38,875 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share4.5%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$38,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Polk and the region
Centroid at 27.9079, -81.3833 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 12105014203 scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,090 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 12105014203 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 69Total filings over 16 yrs
- 2.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2014)
- 2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 12105014203
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Florida eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Polk County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 69 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014203?
Census tract 12105014203 in Polk 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 12105014203?
Median gross rent is $1,090/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014203?
16.5% of residents in tract 12105014203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,707.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 52th, minority 11th, housing 50th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105014203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 12105014203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.61% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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