Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Ocala Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12083002100 · Marion, FL · pop 5,091

Tract 12083002100, home to 5,091 residents in Ocala in Marion County, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 54% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 82% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,151 monthly, set against $88,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 4% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,804

Renter share20.1%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate6.9%

Median income$88,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocala and the region

Centroid at 29.1783, -82.1019 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocala scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ocala

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

6.9% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,151 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ocala

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ocala

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ocala

8.0

How Ocala compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

47%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
28%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocala

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Ocala eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Marion County average of 4.8 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 White and ranks around the 35th 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 12083002100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12083002100?

Census tract 12083002100 in Ocala scores 3.2/10 (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 12083002100?

Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12083002100?

6.9% of residents in tract 12083002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,091.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12083002100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 42th, minority 22th, housing 28th.

How does tract 12083002100 compare to Ocala overall?

Tract 12083002100 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Ocala at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ocala eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ocala

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