Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Mulberry Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105014802 · Polk, FL · pop 3,081 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Mulberry
How risky is Mulberry in Polk County for landlords? Census tract 12105014802 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,114 monthly, set against $50,770 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,029
Renter share31.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$50,770
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mulberry and the region
Centroid at 27.8712, -81.9490 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mulberry scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mulberry
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,114 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mulberry
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mulberry
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mulberry
8.3
How Mulberry compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 413Total filings over 17 yrs
- 10.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.8%Peak (2000)
- 17Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 62% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mulberry
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Mulberry, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 413 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 10.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.8% of renter households in 2000.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014802?
Census tract 12105014802 in Mulberry scores 5.1/10 (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 12105014802?
Median gross rent is $1,114/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014802?
26.7% of residents in tract 12105014802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,081.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 53th, minority 56th, housing 89th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105014802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 413 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105014802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.26% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105014802 compare to Mulberry overall?
Tract 12105014802 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Mulberry at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mulberry; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mulberry
Top eight tracts in Mulberry ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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