Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 12105015802 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105015802 ·
Polk, FL · pop 3,178
Census tract 12105015802 runs through Polk in Polk County. With 3,178 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $858 a month against an average household income of $46,250 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 4%Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units786
Renter share7.0%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$46,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
71th percentile
#51 of 174 tracts In Polk
Elevated
Within state
79th percentile
#1,095 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
61th percentile
#32,735 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Polk and the region
Centroid at 27.6974, -81.6272 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 12105015802 scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$858 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 12105015802 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
76%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 86 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.0% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105015802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105015802?
Census tract 12105015802 in Polk scores 4.5/10 (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 12105015802?
Median gross rent is $858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105015802?
20.6% of residents in tract 12105015802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,178.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105015802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 40th, minority 68th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105015802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 86 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105015802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.92% of renter households, peaking at 11.0% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.