Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Lakeland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105011400 ·
Polk, FL · pop 5,235
Census tract 12105011400 sits in Lakeland eviction risk, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #59,422 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,197 monthly, set against $45,816 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 66% 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 35%Stable renters 31%Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,770
Renter share66.4%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate21.9%
Median income$45,816
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
74th percentile
#11 of 39 tracts In Lakeland
Elevated
Within county
80th percentile
#35 of 174 tracts In Polk
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 Lakeland and the region
Centroid at 28.0825, -81.9561 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakeland scores 5
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
21.9% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,197 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
95%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.5/10. 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 about the same as the Polk County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,103 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 8.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.1% of renter households in 2000.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011400?
Census tract 12105011400 in Lakeland 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 12105011400?
Median gross rent is $1,197/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011400?
21.9% of residents in tract 12105011400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,235.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 88th, minority 73th, housing 100th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,103 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.39% of renter households, peaking at 19.1% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011400 compare to Lakeland overall?
Tract 12105011400 scores 5/10, 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.