Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Polk City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105012305 · Polk, FL · pop 1,974 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Polk City
Here is how census tract 12105012305, in Polk City, looks to a landlord: a 4.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,974. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $961 monthly, set against $55,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units514
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$55,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Polk City and the region
Centroid at 28.2172, -81.8361 · click any tract to drill in
Why Polk City scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Polk City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$961 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Polk City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Polk City
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Polk City
1.9
How Polk City 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.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 133Total filings over 17 yrs
- 3.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2005)
- 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Polk City
What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.7/10. 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 Polk City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Polk County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 133 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly 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 12105012305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012305?
Census tract 12105012305 in Polk City scores 3.5/10 (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 12105012305?
Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012305?
14.6% of residents in tract 12105012305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,974.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 77th, minority 56th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012305?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 133 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.76% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105012305 compare to Polk City overall?
Tract 12105012305 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Polk City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Polk City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Polk City
Top eight tracts in Polk City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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