2 census tracts · pop 8,385 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sweet Bay spans 2 census tracts of Panama City, FL, population 8,385. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10.
Cost burden runs 44% against 34.0% citywide, putting Sweet Bay 9.5% over its own city. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 306 across 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,497, 13% above the Panama City average of $1,327. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 11.6% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 5.5% in 2018, is well off that peak. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $81,881. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sweet Bay vs Panama CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sweet Bay
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
306Total filings (sum)
4.15%Avg annual filing rate
11.6%Peak year (2015)
4.55%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Sweet Bay
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sweet Bay?
Sweet Bay scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Sweet Bay compare to Panama City overall?
Sweet Bay scores 0.4 points lower than Panama City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,497 vs $1,327.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sweet Bay?
Average gross rent in Sweet Bay is $1,497/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sweet Bay residents are renters?
32% of Sweet Bay households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Panama City). The neighborhood has 8,385 residents.
Q5
Is Sweet Bay a high social-vulnerability area?
Sweet Bay sits in the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Sweet Bay have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sweet Bay is census tract 12005001501 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Sweet Bay for landlords?
Sweet Bay carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Panama City as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sweet Bay?
Sweet Bay has 8,496 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
