Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Belle Glade Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099008301 ·
Palm Beach, FL · pop 2,157 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Belle Glade
In Belle Glade, census tract 12099008301 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $743 a month. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 30%Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units704
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate23.6%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In Belle Glade
Moderate
Within county
94th percentile
#22 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Very High
Within state
87th percentile
#668 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
70th percentile
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Belle Glade and the region
Centroid at 26.6718, -80.7875 · click any tract to drill in
Why Belle Glade scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
23.6% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$743 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: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
92%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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)
299Total filings over 10 yrs
6.53%Avg annual filing rate
16.0%Peak (2002)
2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2015
Filings dropped 97% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
68Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly (observed)
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.49×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 299 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 6.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.0% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 89th 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 12099008301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099008301?
Census tract 12099008301 in Belle Glade scores 5/10 (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 12099008301?
Median gross rent is $743/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099008301?
23.6% of residents in tract 12099008301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,157.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099008301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 78th, minority 97th, housing 66th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099008301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 299 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12099008301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.53% of renter households, peaking at 16.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099008301 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.49× 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 12099008301 compare to Belle Glade overall?
Tract 12099008301 scores 5/10, 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.