Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Bartow Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105015200 · Polk, FL · pop 4,073 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Bartow
In Bartow in Polk County, census tract 12105015200 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $799 monthly, set against $46,953 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,397
Renter share49.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate23.9%
Median income$46,953
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bartow and the region
Centroid at 27.8828, -81.8194 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bartow scores 5
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
23.9% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$799 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 551Total filings over 17 yrs
- 5.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.7%Peak (2004)
- 43Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 score leans hardest on 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 86th 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 551 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.7% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105015200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105015200?
Census tract 12105015200 in Bartow scores 5/10 (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 12105015200?
Median gross rent is $799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105015200?
23.9% of residents in tract 12105015200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,073.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105015200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 85th, minority 74th, housing 97th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105015200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 551 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105015200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.33% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105015200 compare to Bartow overall?
Tract 12105015200 scores 5/10, 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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