Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Meade Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105016002 · Polk, FL · pop 1,699
Tract 12105016002, home to 1,699 residents in Fort Meade, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $945 a month while the average household earns $31,618 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units578
Renter share29.8%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$31,618
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Meade and the region
Centroid at 27.7467, -81.7962 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Meade scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fort Meade
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$945 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Meade
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Meade
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Meade
8.5
How Fort Meade compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 110Total filings over 16 yrs
- 6.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.7%Peak (2015)
- 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fort Meade
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.5/10. 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 Fort Meade, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 110 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.7% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 68th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105016002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105016002?
Census tract 12105016002 in Fort Meade scores 4.8/10 (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 12105016002?
Median gross rent is $945/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105016002?
18.2% of residents in tract 12105016002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,699.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105016002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 73th, minority 77th, housing 51th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105016002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 110 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 12105016002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.11% of renter households, peaking at 20.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105016002 compare to Fort Meade overall?
Tract 12105016002 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Meade at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Meade; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fort Meade
Top eight tracts in Fort Meade ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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