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Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Lauderdale Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12011041400 · Broward, FL · pop 4,258 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Fort Lauderdale

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12011041400 (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #23,177 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $978 a month while the average household earns $44,185 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 23% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,093
Renter share66.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate40.9%
Median income$44,185

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 50 tracts In Fort Lauderdale
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 416 tracts In Broward
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#175 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,316 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lauderdale and the region

Centroid at 26.1282, -80.1713 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fort Lauderdale scores 5.8

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
40.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$978 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.
Fort Lauderdale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 041400Fort Lauderdale: 2.92.9Fort Lauderdaleparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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)

  • 702Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 21.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.5%Peak (2001)
  • 166Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120110414002001: 216 filings (26.45/100 renter HHs)2002: 165 filings (20.20/100 renter HHs)2003: 155 filings (18.98/100 renter HHs)2016: 166 filings (18.40/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 352Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 11.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.52×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2024-09-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 10 filings (0.91× baseline)2020-02-01: 5 filings (0.44× baseline)2020-03-01: 9 filings (1.26× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (0.17× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.13× baseline)2020-07-01: 4 filings (0.27× baseline)2020-08-01: 6 filings (0.52× baseline)2020-09-01: 4 filings (0.32× baseline)2020-10-01: 4 filings (0.36× baseline)2020-11-01: 8 filings (0.80× baseline)2020-12-01: 2 filings (0.16× baseline)2021-01-01: 6 filings (0.55× baseline)2021-02-01: 10 filings (0.88× baseline)2021-03-01: 8 filings (1.12× baseline)2021-04-01: 4 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-05-01: 10 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-06-01: 4 filings (0.26× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (0.34× baseline)2021-08-01: 7 filings (0.61× baseline)2021-09-01: 8 filings (0.63× baseline)2021-10-01: 10 filings (0.90× baseline)2021-11-01: 6 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.08× baseline)2022-01-01: 17 filings (1.55× baseline)2022-02-01: 6 filings (0.53× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (0.28× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (0.55× baseline)2022-08-01: 17 filings (1.48× baseline)2022-09-01: 8 filings (0.63× baseline)2022-10-01: 17 filings (1.52× baseline)2022-11-01: 7 filings (0.70× baseline)2022-12-01: 9 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (0.36× baseline)2023-02-01: 4 filings (0.35× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (0.56× baseline)2023-04-01: 9 filings (0.78× baseline)2023-05-01: 5 filings (0.33× baseline)2023-06-01: 7 filings (0.45× baseline)2023-07-01: 6 filings (0.41× baseline)2023-08-01: 5 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-09-01: 10 filings (0.79× baseline)2023-10-01: 6 filings (0.54× baseline)2023-11-01: 4 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (0.41× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (0.73× baseline)2024-02-01: 6 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (0.28× baseline)2024-04-01: 8 filings (0.70× baseline)2024-05-01: 10 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-06-01: 8 filings (0.52× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.14× baseline)2024-08-01: 12 filings (1.04× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fort Lauderdale

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.52x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 702 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 21.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 26.5% of renter households in 2001.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12011041400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011041400?

Census tract 12011041400 in Fort Lauderdale scores 5.8/10 (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 12011041400?

Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12011041400?

40.9% of residents in tract 12011041400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,258.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12011041400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 75th, minority 96th, housing 86th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12011041400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 702 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12011041400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.01% of renter households, peaking at 26.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12011041400 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.52× 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 12011041400 compare to Fort Lauderdale overall?

Tract 12011041400 scores 5.8/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Lauderdale

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

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