Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Port Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12015020203 · Charlotte, FL · pop 4,226

Census tract 12015020203 sits in Port Charlotte eviction risk in Charlotte County, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,783 monthly, set against $79,524 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 5% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,728

Renter share13.7%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate1.7%

Median income$79,524

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 27.0147, -82.0640 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Charlotte scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Charlotte

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

1.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,783 rent vs county FMR

7.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Charlotte

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Charlotte

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Charlotte

7.1

How Port Charlotte compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

46%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
19%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Charlotte

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Port Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Charlotte County average of 4.3 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12015020203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12015020203?

Census tract 12015020203 in Port Charlotte scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12015020203?

Median gross rent is $1,783/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12015020203?

1.7% of residents in tract 12015020203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,226.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12015020203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 60th, minority 45th, housing 19th.

How does tract 12015020203 compare to Port Charlotte overall?

Tract 12015020203 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Port Charlotte at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Charlotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Charlotte

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