Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Lauderdale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12011040901 ·
Broward, FL · pop 4,491 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Fort Lauderdale
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12011040901 (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,313 a month against an average household income of $53,856 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 12%Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,538
Renter share38.8%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate26.0%
Median income$53,856
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
90th percentile
#6 of 50 tracts In Fort Lauderdale
High
Within county
93th percentile
#32 of 416 tracts In Broward
Very High
Within state
91th percentile
#462 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
75th percentile
#20,889 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Lauderdale and the region
Centroid at 26.1498, -80.1630 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Lauderdale scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
26.0% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,313 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
4.0
How Fort Lauderdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
93%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
74%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)
197Total filings over 4 yrs
7.42%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak (2016)
87Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2016
Filings climbed 172% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
212Total filings 2020-21
3.7Avg monthly (observed)
5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.69×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2024-09-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.5/10. 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 Fort Lauderdale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Broward County average of 5.4 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 Black and ranks around the 92nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 197 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.3% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12011040901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011040901?
Census tract 12011040901 in Fort Lauderdale scores 5.3/10 (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 12011040901?
Median gross rent is $1,313/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12011040901?
26.0% of residents in tract 12011040901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,491.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12011040901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 84th, minority 97th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12011040901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 197 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12011040901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.42% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12011040901 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.69× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12011040901 compare to Fort Lauderdale overall?
Tract 12011040901 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Lauderdale at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Lauderdale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
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