Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Lauderdale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12011042802 · Broward, FL · pop 2,216
For landlords sizing up Fort Lauderdale, census tract 12011042802 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,862 monthly, set against $65,536 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units686
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate27.6%
Median income$65,536
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Lauderdale and the region
Centroid at 26.1155, -80.1774 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Lauderdale scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
27.6% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,862 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 167Total filings 2020-21
- 2.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.28×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fort Lauderdale
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.9/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.28x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12011042802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011042802?
Census tract 12011042802 in Fort Lauderdale scores 5.1/10 (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 12011042802?
Median gross rent is $1,862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12011042802?
27.6% of residents in tract 12011042802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,216.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12011042802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 81th, minority 97th, housing 75th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12011042802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 12011042802 compare to Fort Lauderdale overall?
Tract 12011042802 scores 5.1/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Fort Lauderdale
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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