Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Panama City Beach Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12005000204 · Bay, FL · pop 3,372 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach in Bay County anchors census tract 12005000204, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
20% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,438 a month against an average household income of $88,077 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$88,077
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Panama City Beach and the region
Centroid at 30.2933, -85.7306 · click any tract to drill in
Why Panama City Beach scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Panama City Beach
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,438 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Panama City Beach
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Panama City Beach
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Panama City Beach
6.1
How Panama City Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Panama City Beach
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Panama City Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Bay County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12005000204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12005000204?
Census tract 12005000204 in Panama City Beach scores 2.5/10 (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 12005000204?
Median gross rent is $1,438/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12005000204?
8.9% of residents in tract 12005000204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,372.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12005000204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 33th, minority 19th, housing 30th.
Q5
How does tract 12005000204 compare to Panama City Beach overall?
Tract 12005000204 scores 2.5/10, higher than the parent city of Panama City Beach at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Panama City Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Panama City Beach
Top eight tracts in Panama City Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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