Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Hamilton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105014124 · Polk, FL · pop 2,548 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Lake Hamilton
With a score of 4.4/10, tract 12105014124 in Lake Hamilton ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,548 residents. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $921 monthly, set against $50,991 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,029
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$50,991
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake Hamilton and the region
Centroid at 28.0544, -81.6355 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Hamilton scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lake Hamilton
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$921 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Hamilton
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Hamilton
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Hamilton
5.9
How Lake Hamilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 78Total filings over 17 yrs
- 3.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.9%Peak (2017)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 550% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Hamilton
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 5.9/10. 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 inherited from Lake Hamilton, 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 63rd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 78 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.9% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014124
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014124?
Census tract 12105014124 in Lake Hamilton scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 12105014124?
Median gross rent is $921/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014124?
23.2% of residents in tract 12105014124 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,548.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014124?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 91th, minority 62th, housing 24th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105014124?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 78 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105014124 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.12% of renter households, peaking at 12.9% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105014124 compare to Lake Hamilton overall?
Tract 12105014124 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Lake Hamilton at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Hamilton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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