Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Worth Beach Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099004401 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,605 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
For landlords sizing up Lake Worth Beach in Lake Worth Beach, census tract 12099004401 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,682 a month against an average household income of $92,292 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,382
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$92,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Worth Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.6366, -80.0630 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Worth Beach scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Worth Beach
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,682 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Worth Beach
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Worth Beach
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Worth Beach
8.2
How Lake Worth Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 398Total filings over 11 yrs
- 12.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.8%Peak (2001)
- 40Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 71Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.42×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
Within Lake Worth Beach. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Worth Beach
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Lake Worth Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.42x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099004401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099004401?
Census tract 12099004401 in the Lake Worth Beach neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12099004401?
Median gross rent is $1,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099004401?
11.1% of residents in tract 12099004401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,605.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099004401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 77th, minority 83th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 12099004401 considered part of Lake Worth Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099004401 fall within Lake Worth Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099004401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 398 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099004401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.68% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12099004401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.42× 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.
Q8
How does tract 12099004401 compare to Lake Worth Beach overall?
Tract 12099004401 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Worth Beach at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Worth Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lake Worth Beach
Top eight tracts in Lake Worth Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Lake Worth Beach
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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