Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Loughman Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105012506 ·
Polk, FL · pop 12,031 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Loughman
Census tract 12105012506 covers Loughman in Polk County, home to 12,031 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #26,160 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,087 a month against an average household income of $77,562 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%Stable renters 19%Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units4,862
Renter share49.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$77,562
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Loughman
Moderate
Within county
6th percentile
#164 of 174 tracts In Polk
Very Low
Within state
25th percentile
#3,822 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
21th percentile
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Loughman and the region
Centroid at 28.2387, -81.5802 · click any tract to drill in
Why Loughman scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Loughman
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,087 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Loughman
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Loughman
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Loughman
6.4
How Loughman compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
63%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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 inherited from Loughman, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 692 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 13.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.8% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 54th 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 12105012506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012506?
Census tract 12105012506 in Loughman scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 12105012506?
Median gross rent is $2,087/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012506?
7.1% of residents in tract 12105012506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 12,031.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 33th, minority 59th, housing 47th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012506?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 692 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.05% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105012506 compare to Loughman overall?
Tract 12105012506 scores 2.5/10, higher than the parent city of Loughman at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Loughman; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.