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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Cocoa Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12009062115 · Brevard, FL · pop 2,138 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Cocoa

Census tract 12009062115 covers Cocoa, home to 2,138 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 100% of renter households, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $68,693 a year. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 0% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units825
Renter share4.1%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$68,693

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Cocoa
High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 147 tracts In Brevard
High
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#2,345 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cocoa and the region

Centroid at 28.3957, -80.8032 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cocoa scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cocoa
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cocoa
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cocoa
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cocoa
7.1

How Cocoa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cocoa risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 062115Cocoa: 2.32.3Cocoaparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cocoa

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 inherited from Cocoa, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Brevard County average of 4.6 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009062115

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009062115?

Census tract 12009062115 in Cocoa 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 poverty rate in tract 12009062115?

15.4% of residents in tract 12009062115 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,138.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009062115?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 9th, minority 25th, housing 6th.
Q4

How does tract 12009062115 compare to Cocoa overall?

Tract 12009062115 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Cocoa at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cocoa; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cocoa

Top eight tracts in Cocoa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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