Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Polk City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105011605 · Polk, FL · pop 4,001 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Polk City
Polk City is where census tract 12105011605 sits, home to 4,001 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. That is riskier than about 14% of US census tracts.
43% 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 $1,127 monthly, set against $76,121 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share8.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$76,121
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Polk City and the region
Centroid at 28.1632, -81.8499 · click any tract to drill in
Why Polk City scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Polk City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,127 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Polk City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Polk City
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Polk City
1.9
How Polk City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 71Total filings over 17 yrs
- 2.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2015)
- 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Polk City
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.4/10. 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 Polk City, 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 58th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 71 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011605?
Census tract 12105011605 in Polk City scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 12105011605?
Median gross rent is $1,127/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011605?
7.4% of residents in tract 12105011605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,001.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 66th, minority 58th, housing 41th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011605?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.46% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011605 compare to Polk City overall?
Tract 12105011605 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Polk City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Polk City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Polk City
Top eight tracts in Polk City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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