Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Royal Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jacksonville

Tract 12031015925 · Duval, FL · pop 6,114 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

12031015925 is a census tract in the Royal Lakes area of Jacksonville, FL. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,114 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 43% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units2,952
Renter share78.3%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate17.2%
Median income$61,237

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Royal Lakes
Very High
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#79 of 206 tracts In Jacksonville
Elevated
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#79 of 218 tracts In Duval
Elevated
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#2,145 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jacksonville and the region

Centroid at 30.2281, -81.5555 · click any tract to drill in

Why Royal Lakes scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Jacksonville
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
17.2% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,480 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jacksonville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jacksonville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jacksonville
3.0

How Royal Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Royal Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.1This tracttract 0159253.4Jacksonvilleparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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)

  • 1,114Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 5.98%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.9%Peak (2007)
  • 79Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12031015925
Filings dropped 42% over the past 10 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,462Total filings 2020-21
  • 19.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 8.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.31×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Jacksonville, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Royal Lakes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Royal Lakes

78% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

44% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Duval County average of 49.2%. Court records carry 1,114 eviction filings across 10 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2007 at 11.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10. It tracks the Duval County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,480, close to the Jacksonville average.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $61,237.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12031015925

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12031015925?

Census tract 12031015925 in the Royal Lakes neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 12031015925?

Median gross rent is $1,480/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12031015925?

17.2% of residents in tract 12031015925 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,114.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12031015925?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 28th, minority 76th, housing 40th.
Q5

Is tract 12031015925 considered part of Royal Lakes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12031015925 fall within Royal Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12031015925?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,114 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12031015925 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.98% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12031015925 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.31× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Jacksonville eviction risk, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 12031015925 compare to Jacksonville overall?

Tract 12031015925 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Jacksonville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jacksonville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Jacksonville

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

Related