Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Belle Glade Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 12099008202 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,326 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
For landlords sizing up the Belle Glade neighborhood of Belle Glade, census tract 12099008202 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $945 a month against an average household income of $31,421 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,059
Renter share80.2%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate54.3%
Median income$31,421
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Belle Glade and the region
Centroid at 26.6813, -80.6755 · click any tract to drill in
Why Belle Glade scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Belle Glade
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
54.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$945 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Belle Glade
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Belle Glade
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Belle Glade
7.8
How Belle Glade compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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)
- 588Total filings over 11 yrs
- 7.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.6%Peak (2002)
- 55Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 381Total filings 2020-21
- 5.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.99×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
Within Belle Glade. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Belle Glade
What moves this score most 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 Belle Glade, 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 predominantly Black and ranks around the 99th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.99x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
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 12099008202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099008202?
Census tract 12099008202 in the Belle Glade neighborhood 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 12099008202?
Median gross rent is $945/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099008202?
54.3% of residents in tract 12099008202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,326.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099008202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 89th, minority 99th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 12099008202 considered part of Belle Glade?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099008202 fall within Belle Glade (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099008202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 588 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099008202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.31% of renter households, peaking at 10.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12099008202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.99× 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.
Q8
How does tract 12099008202 compare to Belle Glade overall?
Tract 12099008202 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Belle Glade at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Belle Glade; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Belle Glade
Top eight tracts in Belle Glade ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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