Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Lakeland Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105011836 ·
Polk, FL · pop 2,810 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Lakeland Highlands
With a score of $1/10, tract 12105011836 in Lakeland Highlands ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,810 residents. On the national scale it ranks #73,665 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,332 monthly, set against $82,857 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%Stable renters 19%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,278
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$82,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Lakeland Highlands
Very High
Within county
5th percentile
#165 of 174 tracts In Polk
Very Low
Within state
23th percentile
#3,967 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
19th percentile
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakeland Highlands and the region
Centroid at 27.9672, -81.9549 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakeland Highlands scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakeland Highlands
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,332 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakeland Highlands
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakeland Highlands
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakeland Highlands
3.0
How Lakeland Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
31%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
12%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
What moves this score most 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 inherited from Lakeland eviction risk Highlands, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 133 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011836
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011836?
Census tract 12105011836 in Lakeland Highlands scores 2.4/10 (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 12105011836?
Median gross rent is $1,332/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011836?
5.8% of residents in tract 12105011836 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,810.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011836?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 86th, minority 24th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011836?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 133 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011836 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.61% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011836 compare to Lakeland Highlands overall?
Tract 12105011836 scores 2.4/10, higher than the parent city of Lakeland Highlands at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakeland eviction risk Highlands; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lakeland Highlands
Top eight tracts in Lakeland Highlands ranked by composite eviction-risk score.