Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099001600 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,403
Census tract 12099001600 covers part of West Palm Beach, FL, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,403 residents. 41% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,820
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate32.8%
Median income$36,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7577, -80.0549 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Palm Beach
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
32.8% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$1,546 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Palm Beach
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Palm Beach
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Palm Beach
3.5
How West Palm Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 738Total filings over 11 yrs
- 8.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.2%Peak (2001)
- 58Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 252Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties 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 West Palm Beach
Annualized rent equals 50% of average household income of $36,974, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 67% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Palm Beach County average of 53.5%. The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 28.9% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 33%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.2/10.
Disability prevalence runs 43.7% against 31.5% nationally. Against the Palm Beach County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 738 filings here across 11 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,546, 13% below the West Palm Beach average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099001600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001600?
Census tract 12099001600 in West Palm Beach scores 5.2/10 (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 12099001600?
Median gross rent is $1,546/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001600?
32.8% of residents in tract 12099001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,403.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 96th, minority 81th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 738 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.84% of renter households, peaking at 12.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099001600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12099001600 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099001600 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of West Palm Beach at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Palm Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Palm Beach
Top eight tracts in West Palm Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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12099007832
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12099002100
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12099002200
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12099002300
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12099002400
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12099001700
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12099002701
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099001802
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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