Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Pahokee Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 12099008001 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,497 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Pahokee
Census tract 12099008001 covers Pahokee, home to 3,497 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,040 a month while the average household earns $19,764 a year, roughly 63% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units945
Renter share68.9%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate58.6%
Median income$19,764
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pahokee and the region
Centroid at 26.8594, -80.6087 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pahokee scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pahokee
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
58.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,040 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pahokee
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pahokee
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pahokee
9.0
How Pahokee compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 330Total filings over 11 yrs
- 5.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.2%Peak (2000)
- 26Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 356Total filings 2020-21
- 4.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.53×Ratio to 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 Pahokee
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Pahokee, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 330 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.2% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 100th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099008001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099008001?
Census tract 12099008001 in Pahokee scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 12099008001?
Median gross rent is $1,040/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099008001?
58.6% of residents in tract 12099008001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,497.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099008001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 98th, minority 90th, housing 99th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099008001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 330 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099008001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.26% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099008001 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.53× 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 12099008001 compare to Pahokee overall?
Tract 12099008001 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Pahokee at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pahokee; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pahokee
Top eight tracts in Pahokee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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