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Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Panama City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12005002400 · Bay, FL · pop 3,820

12005002400 is a census tract in Panama City, FL. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,820 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 24% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,641
Renter share57.3%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate31.2%
Median income$44,312

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#2 of 12 tracts In Panama City
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 49 tracts In Bay
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#1,236 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Panama City and the region

Centroid at 30.1801, -85.7160 · click any tract to drill in

Why Panama City scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Panama City
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.2% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,342 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Panama City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Panama City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Panama City
2.3

How Panama City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Panama City risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0024003.4Panama Cityparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 788Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 7.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.5%Peak (2014)
  • 73Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12005002400
Filings climbed 24% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Panama City

The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income of $44,312, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. Against the Bay County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

Adults with no health insurance runs 19.9% against 11.3% nationally. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 788 filings here across 10 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2014, when 8.5% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 7.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12005002400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12005002400?

Census tract 12005002400 in Panama City 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 12005002400?

Median gross rent is $1,342/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12005002400?

31.2% of residents in tract 12005002400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,820.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12005002400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 94th, minority 61th, housing 95th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12005002400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 788 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12005002400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.19% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12005002400 compare to Panama City overall?

Tract 12005002400 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Panama City at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Panama City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Panama City

Top eight tracts in Panama City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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