Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Fort Meade Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105016003 · Polk, FL · pop 2,874 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Fort Meade
Census tract 12105016003 runs through Fort Meade. With 2,874 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $688 monthly, set against $36,271 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units996
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate35.4%
Median income$36,271
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Meade and the region
Centroid at 27.6794, -81.7713 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fort Meade scores 5.7
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
35.4% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$688 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 113Total filings over 16 yrs
- 2.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2007)
- 5Filings 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 Fort Meade
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 113 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 81st 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.
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 12105016003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105016003?
Census tract 12105016003 in Fort Meade scores 5.7/10 (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 12105016003?
Median gross rent is $688/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105016003?
35.4% of residents in tract 12105016003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,874.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105016003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 87th, minority 70th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105016003?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 113 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 12105016003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.65% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105016003 compare to Fort Meade overall?
Tract 12105016003 scores 5.7/10, 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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