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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Cocoa Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12009062401 · Brevard, FL · pop 1,809 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Cocoa

Census tract 12009062401 runs through Cocoa. With 1,809 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 91% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,473 a month while the average household earns $48,765 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 2% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units883
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$48,765

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 8 tracts In Cocoa
Elevated
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Elevated
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#2,476 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cocoa and the region

Centroid at 28.3827, -80.7790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cocoa scores 3.4

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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,473 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 3.43.4This tracttract 062401Cocoa: 2.32.3Cocoaparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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 score leans hardest on 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 in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 61st 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 12009062401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009062401?

Census tract 12009062401 in Cocoa scores 3.4/10 (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 12009062401?

Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 91% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009062401?

9.4% of residents in tract 12009062401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,809.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009062401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 29th, minority 51th, housing 37th.
Q5

How does tract 12009062401 compare to Cocoa overall?

Tract 12009062401 scores 3.4/10, 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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