Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 12105012132 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105012132 · Polk, FL · pop 3,255
How risky is Polk for landlords? Census tract 12105012132 scores 3.9/10, the Lower tier. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 10% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,790 a month against an average household income of $79,491 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units972
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$79,491
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Polk and the region
Centroid at 28.1609, -81.9944 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 12105012132 scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,790 rent vs county FMR
8.4
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 12105012132 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 12105012132
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.4/10. 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 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 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 21st 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.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105012132
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012132?
Census tract 12105012132 in Polk scores 3.5/10 (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 12105012132?
Median gross rent is $1,790/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012132?
14.4% of residents in tract 12105012132 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,255.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012132?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 13th, minority 65th, housing 9th.
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