Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099001700 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,358
In West Palm Beach, census tract 12099001700 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,577 monthly, set against $64,158 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,930
Renter share44.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate29.3%
Median income$64,158
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7445, -80.0536 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 5.4
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
29.3% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,577 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 71%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)
- 582Total filings over 11 yrs
- 5.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2002)
- 58Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 276Total filings 2020-21
- 3.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.78×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. 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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.78x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 582 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.4% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001700?
Census tract 12099001700 in West Palm Beach scores 5.4/10 (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 12099001700?
Median gross rent is $1,577/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001700?
29.3% of residents in tract 12099001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,358.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 46th, minority 71th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 582 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.44% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099001700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12099001700 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099001700 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of West Palm Beach at 2.9/10. 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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12099002100
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099002200
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099001600
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099007832
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099002400
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099001917
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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