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

Ocala Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12083002503 · Marion, FL · pop 7,158 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Ocala

Census tract 12083002503 runs through Ocala. With 7,158 residents, it scores 4.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $973 a month while the average household earns $80,368 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 15% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units3,156

Renter share19.7%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$80,368

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ocala and the region

Centroid at 29.2414, -82.2098 · 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

5.5% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$973 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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: 39

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

38%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocala

The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as the Marion County average of 4.8 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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 12083002503

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12083002503?

Census tract 12083002503 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 12083002503?

Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12083002503?

5.5% of residents in tract 12083002503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,158.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12083002503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 64th, minority 50th, housing 27th.

How does tract 12083002503 compare to Ocala overall?

Tract 12083002503 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.