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Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 12105011722 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12105011722 · Polk, FL · pop 2,601

Eviction risk in Polk centers on tract 12105011722, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,601 residents. That is riskier than about 33% of US census tracts.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $45,229 a year. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 8% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,069
Renter share18.1%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$45,229

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#91 of 174 tracts In Polk
Moderate
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,912 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,543 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Polk and the region

Centroid at 28.0144, -81.8767 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 12105011722 scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 12105011722 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 12105011722 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 011722County: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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)

  • 600Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 18.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 30.1%Peak (2013)
  • 41Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121050117222000: 28 filings (17.95/100 renter HHs)2001: 21 filings (13.46/100 renter HHs)2002: 39 filings (25.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 31 filings (19.87/100 renter HHs)2004: 34 filings (21.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 31 filings (20.67/100 renter HHs)2007: 34 filings (22.67/100 renter HHs)2008: 37 filings (24.67/100 renter HHs)2009: 10 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2010: 35 filings (17.95/100 renter HHs)2011: 39 filings (17.81/100 renter HHs)2012: 55 filings (25.11/100 renter HHs)2013: 66 filings (30.14/100 renter HHs)2014: 47 filings (21.46/100 renter HHs)2015: 27 filings (12.33/100 renter HHs)2016: 25 filings (8.99/100 renter HHs)2017: 41 filings (14.75/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 46% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 12105011722

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $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 set by Florida eviction laws law, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 600 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 18.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 30.1% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12105011722

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011722?

Census tract 12105011722 in Polk scores 3.8/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 12105011722?

10.6% of residents in tract 12105011722 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,601.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011722?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 81th, minority 46th, housing 48th.
Q4

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011722?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 600 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011722 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.90% of renter households, peaking at 30.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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