Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Bartow Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105014803 · Polk, FL · pop 4,033 · 56% of tract blocks fall in Bartow
Census tract 12105014803 covers Bartow in Polk County, home to 4,033 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $885 monthly, set against $95,608 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,460
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$95,608
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bartow and the region
Centroid at 27.9244, -81.8640 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bartow scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bartow
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$885 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bartow
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bartow
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bartow
6.1
How Bartow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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)
- 64Total filings over 17 yrs
- 4.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak (2016)
- 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bartow
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 inherited from Bartow, 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.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 53rd 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 64 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014803?
Census tract 12105014803 in Bartow scores 2.6/10 (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 12105014803?
Median gross rent is $885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014803?
2.6% of residents in tract 12105014803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,033.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 44th, minority 56th, housing 52th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105014803?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 64 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105014803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.90% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105014803 compare to Bartow overall?
Tract 12105014803 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Bartow at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bartow; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bartow
Top eight tracts in Bartow ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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