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Census Tract · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

Bartow Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12105015101 · Polk, FL · pop 4,142 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Bartow

Census tract 12105015101 covers part of Bartow, FL, and scores 3.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,142 residents. 31% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Polk County average of 45.8%.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 12% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,551
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$67,027

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Bartow
Moderate
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 174 tracts In Polk
Low
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#3,269 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#61,558 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bartow and the region

Centroid at 27.8850, -81.8523 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bartow scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,298 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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.
Bartow risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.3This tracttract 0151013.7Bartowparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 127Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 3.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.2%Peak (2001)
  • 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12105015101
Filings dropped 29% 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

The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 127 evictions over 17 years of observation.

At $1,298 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Bartow commands. Against the Polk County average of 3.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

Filings peaked in 2001 at 8.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 27th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.2/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $67,027.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12105015101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105015101?

Census tract 12105015101 in Bartow scores 3.3/10 (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 12105015101?

Median gross rent is $1,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12105015101?

10.8% of residents in tract 12105015101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,142.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12105015101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 86th, minority 47th, housing 47th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105015101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 127 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105015101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.30% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12105015101 compare to Bartow overall?

Tract 12105015101 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Bartow at 3.7/10. 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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