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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 12105012128 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12105012128 · Polk, FL · pop 4,926

In Polk, census tract 12105012128 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #50,900 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 76% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,717 monthly, set against $73,709 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 5% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,817
Renter share19.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$73,709

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#124 of 174 tracts In Polk
Low
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#2,476 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Polk and the region

Centroid at 28.1434, -81.9873 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 12105012128 scores 3.4

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
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,717 rent vs county FMR
7.8
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 12105012128 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 12105012128 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 012128County: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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)

  • 368Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 10.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.1%Peak (2007)
  • 16Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121050121282000: 11 filings (9.38/100 renter HHs)2001: 19 filings (16.21/100 renter HHs)2002: 23 filings (19.62/100 renter HHs)2003: 32 filings (27.30/100 renter HHs)2004: 18 filings (15.35/100 renter HHs)2005: 31 filings (12.04/100 renter HHs)2007: 44 filings (17.08/100 renter HHs)2008: 28 filings (10.87/100 renter HHs)2009: 18 filings (6.99/100 renter HHs)2010: 20 filings (7.02/100 renter HHs)2011: 32 filings (8.47/100 renter HHs)2012: 25 filings (6.61/100 renter HHs)2013: 10 filings (2.65/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (2.91/100 renter HHs)2015: 17 filings (4.50/100 renter HHs)2016: 13 filings (3.59/100 renter HHs)2017: 16 filings (4.42/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 12105012128

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.8/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 368 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 10.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.1% of renter households in 2007.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 67th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12105012128

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012128?

Census tract 12105012128 in Polk scores 3.4/10 (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 12105012128?

Median gross rent is $1,717/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012128?

12.3% of residents in tract 12105012128 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,926.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012128?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 90th, minority 63th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012128?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 368 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012128 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.30% of renter households, peaking at 17.1% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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