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Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 12105012303 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12105012303 · Polk, FL · pop 4,372

Polk in Polk County is where census tract 12105012303 sits, home to 4,372 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,328 a month while the average household earns $74,650 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 11% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,389
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$74,650

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#141 of 174 tracts In Polk
Very Low
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#3,043 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#58,384 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Polk and the region

Centroid at 28.1471, -81.9420 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 12105012303 scores 3

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
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,328 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 12105012303 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 12105012303 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 012303County: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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)

  • 172Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 9.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.0%Peak (2007)
  • 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121050123032000: 14 filings (17.68/100 renter HHs)2001: 14 filings (17.68/100 renter HHs)2002: 11 filings (13.89/100 renter HHs)2003: 14 filings (17.68/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (7.58/100 renter HHs)2005: 11 filings (10.97/100 renter HHs)2007: 17 filings (16.95/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (10.97/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (6.98/100 renter HHs)2010: 2 filings (1.16/100 renter HHs)2011: 5 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)2012: 9 filings (6.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 10 filings (6.71/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (8.72/100 renter HHs)2016: 9 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2017: 11 filings (6.15/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 21% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 12105012303

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 172 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 9.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.0% of renter households in 2007.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 65th 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 12105012303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012303?

Census tract 12105012303 in Polk scores 3/10 (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 12105012303?

Median gross rent is $1,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012303?

6.4% of residents in tract 12105012303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,372.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 97th, minority 56th, housing 20th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012303?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105012303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.58% of renter households, peaking at 17.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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