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Cocoa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rockledge

Tract 12009062900 · Brevard, FL · pop 6,016 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 12009062900 sits in the Cocoa neighborhood of Rockledge, Florida. It has a population of 6,016 and an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). 64% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 52% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,728/month against a median household income of $63,443 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 12% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,505
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$63,443

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Cocoa
Moderate
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 6 tracts In Rockledge
High
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank — 62th percentileBottomTop
#56 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Elevated
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank — 46th percentileBottomTop
#2,780 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rockledge and the region

Centroid at 28.3391, -80.7527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cocoa scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rockledge
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,728 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockledge
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockledge
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockledge
5.7

How Cocoa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cocoa risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 062900Rockledge: 4.34.3Rockledgeparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 243Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 4.75%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak (2003)
  • 20Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 — 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090629002002: 23 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2003: 34 filings (7.50/100 renter HHs)2004: 31 filings (6.84/100 renter HHs)2011: 23 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2012: 15 filings (2.61/100 renter HHs)2014: 30 filings (5.23/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (4.36/100 renter HHs)2016: 20 filings (3.82/100 renter HHs)2017: 22 filings (4.20/100 renter HHs)2018: 20 filings (3.82/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Frequently asked

About tract 12009062900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009062900?

Census tract 12009062900 in the Cocoa neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 12009062900?

Median gross rent is $1,728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009062900?

9.1% of residents in tract 12009062900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,016.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009062900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 77th, minority 59th, housing 31th.

Q5

Is tract 12009062900 considered part of Cocoa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009062900 fall within Cocoa (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009062900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 243 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009062900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.75% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 12009062900 compare to Rockledge overall?

Tract 12009062900 scores 4.8/10 — higher than the parent city of Rockledge at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockledge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rockledge

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

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