Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Polk City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105012407 · Polk, FL · pop 1,170 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Polk City
Polk City anchors census tract 12105012407, which lands at 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,375 monthly, set against $80,809 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units493
Renter share13.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$80,809
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Polk City and the region
Centroid at 28.2014, -81.8026 · click any tract to drill in
Why Polk City scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Polk City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,375 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Polk City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Polk City
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Polk City
1.9
How Polk City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
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)
- 43Total filings over 16 yrs
- 2.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2007)
- 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Polk City
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.3/10. 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 Polk City, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 43 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2007.
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 12105012407
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012407?
Census tract 12105012407 in Polk City 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 12105012407?
Median gross rent is $1,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012407?
12.1% of residents in tract 12105012407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,170.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012407?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 49th, minority 13th, housing 12th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012407?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 12105012407 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.42% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105012407 compare to Polk City overall?
Tract 12105012407 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Polk City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Polk City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Polk City
Top eight tracts in Polk City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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