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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Fussels Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12105011603 · Polk, FL · pop 1,926

Here is how census tract 12105011603, in Fussels Corner, looks to a landlord: a 3.8/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 1,926. That is riskier than roughly 9% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 6% of renter households, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $629 a month while the average household earns $55,921 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 10% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units848
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$55,921

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Fussels Corner
Very High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 174 tracts In Polk
Elevated
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#989 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fussels Corner and the region

Centroid at 28.0626, -81.8679 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fussels Corner scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fussels Corner
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$629 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fussels Corner
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fussels Corner
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fussels Corner
5.3

How Fussels Corner compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fussels Corner risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 011603Fussels Corner: 2.42.4Fussels Cornerparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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)

  • 437Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 14.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 28.4%Peak (2017)
  • 46Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121050116032000: 8 filings (3.61/100 renter HHs)2001: 17 filings (7.66/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (3.61/100 renter HHs)2003: 10 filings (4.51/100 renter HHs)2004: 19 filings (8.56/100 renter HHs)2005: 26 filings (14.54/100 renter HHs)2007: 43 filings (24.05/100 renter HHs)2008: 24 filings (13.42/100 renter HHs)2009: 27 filings (15.10/100 renter HHs)2010: 21 filings (11.23/100 renter HHs)2011: 19 filings (11.31/100 renter HHs)2012: 35 filings (20.83/100 renter HHs)2013: 33 filings (19.64/100 renter HHs)2014: 35 filings (20.83/100 renter HHs)2015: 34 filings (20.24/100 renter HHs)2016: 32 filings (19.75/100 renter HHs)2017: 46 filings (28.40/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 475% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fussels Corner

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.9/10. 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 Fussels Corner, 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 437 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 14.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.4% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 12105011603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011603?

Census tract 12105011603 in Fussels Corner scores 4.6/10 (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 12105011603?

Median gross rent is $629/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011603?

23.5% of residents in tract 12105011603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,926.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 53th, minority 31th, housing 39th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011603?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 437 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.55% of renter households, peaking at 28.4% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12105011603 compare to Fussels Corner overall?

Tract 12105011603 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Fussels Corner at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fussels Corner; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fussels Corner

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

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