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Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Lakeland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12105010701 · Polk, FL · pop 4,471

How risky is Lakeland in Polk County for landlords? Census tract 12105010701 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,210 a month while the average household earns $55,362 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 18% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,978
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$55,362

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#16 of 39 tracts In Lakeland
Elevated
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#62 of 174 tracts In Polk
Elevated
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#1,298 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakeland and the region

Centroid at 28.0174, -81.9658 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakeland scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakeland
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,210 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakeland
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakeland
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakeland
2.5

How Lakeland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakeland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 010701Lakeland: 2.52.5Lakelandparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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)

  • 562Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 4.75%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.9%Peak (2007)
  • 36Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121050107012000: 37 filings (5.17/100 renter HHs)2001: 41 filings (5.73/100 renter HHs)2002: 22 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2003: 31 filings (4.33/100 renter HHs)2004: 41 filings (5.73/100 renter HHs)2005: 33 filings (6.21/100 renter HHs)2007: 58 filings (10.92/100 renter HHs)2008: 39 filings (7.34/100 renter HHs)2009: 24 filings (4.52/100 renter HHs)2010: 23 filings (3.15/100 renter HHs)2011: 41 filings (4.66/100 renter HHs)2012: 34 filings (3.87/100 renter HHs)2013: 28 filings (3.19/100 renter HHs)2014: 19 filings (2.16/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (2.84/100 renter HHs)2016: 30 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2017: 36 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakeland

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.1/10. 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 Lakeland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Polk County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 562 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.9% of renter households in 2007.

The tract is predominantly White 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12105010701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105010701?

Census tract 12105010701 in Lakeland scores 4.3/10 (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 12105010701?

Median gross rent is $1,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105010701?

14.6% of residents in tract 12105010701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,471.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105010701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 62th, minority 51th, housing 71th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105010701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 562 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105010701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.75% of renter households, peaking at 10.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12105010701 compare to Lakeland overall?

Tract 12105010701 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lakeland at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakeland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakeland

Top eight tracts in Lakeland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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