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Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12099007832 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,352 · 18% of tract blocks fall in West Palm Beach

The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 12099007832 reflects conditions in West Palm Beach, Florida. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,433 monthly, set against $43,919 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 22% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,956
Renter share45.5%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate31.1%
Median income$43,919

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#4 of 35 tracts In West Palm Beach
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#231 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#15,522 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region

Centroid at 26.7027, -80.1544 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Palm Beach scores 5.7

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
31.1% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,433 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 007832West Palm Beach: 2.92.9West Palm Beachparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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)

  • 937Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 14.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 36.1%Peak (2002)
  • 45Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120990078322000: 84 filings (14.63/100 renter HHs)2001: 113 filings (19.68/100 renter HHs)2002: 207 filings (36.06/100 renter HHs)2003: 138 filings (24.04/100 renter HHs)2009: 32 filings (8.33/100 renter HHs)2010: 82 filings (13.92/100 renter HHs)2011: 53 filings (7.74/100 renter HHs)2012: 56 filings (8.18/100 renter HHs)2013: 65 filings (9.49/100 renter HHs)2014: 62 filings (9.05/100 renter HHs)2015: 45 filings (6.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 46% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 149Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.57×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 5 filings (0.94× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (0.54× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (0.21× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 6 filings (2.58× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (0.95× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (0.38× baseline)2021-02-01: 3 filings (0.82× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2021-10-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2021-11-01: 3 filings (0.95× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (0.41× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (1.06× baseline)2022-07-01: 3 filings (1.06× baseline)2022-08-01: 5 filings (0.94× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (1.26× baseline)2022-12-01: 3 filings (1.06× baseline)2023-01-01: 5 filings (0.94× baseline)2023-02-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-03-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-04-01: 6 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (0.21× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-11-01: 5 filings (1.58× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-01-01: 4 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-02-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 4 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (1.06× baseline)2024-08-01: 5 filings (0.94× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 3 filings (0.95× baseline)2024-12-01: 4 filings (1.41× baseline)2025-01-01: 4 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 3 filings (0.62× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (0.71× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (0.71× baseline)2025-08-01: 3 filings (0.56× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.32× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.35× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Palm Beach

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.8/10. 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 above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 937 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 14.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 36.1% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12099007832

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007832?

Census tract 12099007832 in West Palm Beach scores 5.7/10 (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 12099007832?

Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007832?

31.1% of residents in tract 12099007832 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,352.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007832?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 76th, minority 71th, housing 79th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099007832?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 937 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099007832 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.34% of renter households, peaking at 36.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12099007832 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.57× 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 12099007832 compare to West Palm Beach overall?

Tract 12099007832 scores 5.7/10, 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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