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Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12099002006 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,349

With a score of 4.9/10, tract 12099002006 in West Palm Beach, FL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Severe burden reaches 32%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 62% Stable renters 36% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units2,408
Renter share97.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$48,673

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#14 of 35 tracts In West Palm Beach
Elevated
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#106 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Elevated
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#1,143 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,278 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region

Centroid at 26.7101, -80.0744 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Palm Beach scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,711 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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.
West Palm Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.9This tracttract 0020063.8West Palm Beachparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 1,302Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 20.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 53.9%Peak (2001)
  • 70Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099002006
Filings dropped 60% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 677Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.71×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above 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

98% 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. Set annual rent against average income of $48,673 and the ratio lands at 42%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 63% here against 53.5% across Palm Beach County.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.8/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,302 filings here across 11 tracked years. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.2% against 11.3% nationally.

Against the Palm Beach County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. The worst year on record was 2001, when 53.9% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 21.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12099002006

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099002006?

Census tract 12099002006 in West Palm Beach scores 4.9/10 (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 12099002006?

Median gross rent is $1,711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099002006?

12.1% of residents in tract 12099002006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,349.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099002006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 44th, minority 76th, housing 100th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099002006?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,302 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099002006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.99% of renter households, peaking at 53.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12099002006 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 12099002006 compare to West Palm Beach overall?

Tract 12099002006 scores 4.9/10, 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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