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Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Kathleen Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12105012124 · Polk, FL · pop 5,698 · 29% of tract blocks fall in Kathleen

Census tract 12105012124 covers part of Kathleen, FL, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,698. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 13% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,038
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$68,241

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Kathleen
Very High
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#71 of 174 tracts In Polk
Elevated
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#2,265 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#48,956 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kathleen and the region

Centroid at 28.0948, -82.0380 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kathleen scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kathleen
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,205 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kathleen
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kathleen
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kathleen
7.5

How Kathleen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kathleen risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.0This tracttract 0121243.4Kathleenparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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)

  • 678Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 8.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.6%Peak (2001)
  • 20Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12105012124
Filings dropped 66% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kathleen

Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 678 filings here across 17 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2001, when 16.6% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 8.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Polk County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $1,205, close to the Kathleen average.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $68,241.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12105012124

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012124?

Census tract 12105012124 in Kathleen scores 4/10 (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 12105012124?

Median gross rent is $1,205/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012124?

20.5% of residents in tract 12105012124 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,698.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012124?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 63th, minority 38th, housing 54th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012124?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 678 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012124 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.51% of renter households, peaking at 16.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12105012124 compare to Kathleen overall?

Tract 12105012124 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Kathleen at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kathleen; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kathleen

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

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