Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Lakeland Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12105012209 · Polk, FL · pop 7,186 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Lakeland

For landlords sizing up Lakeland, census tract 12105012209 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 21% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,705 a month against an average household income of $68,036 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 37% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units2,951

Renter share69.8%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate7.6%

Median income$68,036

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakeland and the region

Centroid at 28.1056, -81.9702 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakeland scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lakeland

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

7.6% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,705 rent vs county FMR

7.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lakeland

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lakeland

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lakeland

2.5

How Lakeland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

48%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakeland

The heaviest input here is 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 inherited from Lakeland eviction risk, 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 84th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12105012209

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012209?

Census tract 12105012209 in Lakeland 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.

What is the average rent in tract 12105012209?

Median gross rent is $1,705/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012209?

7.6% of residents in tract 12105012209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,186.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 77th, minority 56th, housing 100th.

How does tract 12105012209 compare to Lakeland overall?

Tract 12105012209 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lakeland at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakeland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakeland

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