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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Cocoa Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009062600 · Brevard, FL · pop 2,950 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Cocoa

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 12009062600 in Cocoa, FL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,950 residents. Against Brevard County at 48.9%, 25% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 40% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,306
Renter share52.9%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$65,278

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Cocoa
Moderate
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,882 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cocoa and the region

Centroid at 28.3546, -80.7442 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cocoa scores 4.3

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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,059 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 4.34.3This tracttract 062600Cocoa: 4.04.0Cocoaparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

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)

  • 754Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 9.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.9%Peak (2003)
  • 52Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090626002002: 99 filings (12.68/100 renter HHs)2003: 124 filings (15.88/100 renter HHs)2004: 88 filings (11.27/100 renter HHs)2011: 58 filings (6.61/100 renter HHs)2012: 64 filings (7.29/100 renter HHs)2014: 77 filings (8.77/100 renter HHs)2015: 70 filings (7.97/100 renter HHs)2016: 65 filings (9.02/100 renter HHs)2017: 57 filings (7.91/100 renter HHs)2018: 52 filings (7.21/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cocoa

Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.2/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.

11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $1,059 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Cocoa commands.

Court records carry 754 eviction filings across 10 observed years. The worst year on record was 2003, when 15.9% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 9.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Brevard County average of 3.9 closely.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $65,278. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009062600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009062600?

Census tract 12009062600 in Cocoa scores 4.3/10 (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 12009062600?

Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009062600?

9.5% of residents in tract 12009062600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,950.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009062600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 89th, minority 80th, housing 62th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009062600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 754 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009062600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.46% of renter households, peaking at 15.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12009062600 compare to Cocoa overall?

Tract 12009062600 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Cocoa at 4/10. 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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