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Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Panama City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12005002400 · Bay, FL · pop 3,820

Panama City anchors census tract 12005002400, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 40% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,342 a month against an average household income of $44,312 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.3
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
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 49 tracts In Bay
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#462 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#20,889 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
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 5.3

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 / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 002400Panama City: 2.22.2Panama Cityparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg 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 120050024002008: 59 filings (5.46/100 renter HHs)2010: 57 filings (5.78/100 renter HHs)2011: 70 filings (5.80/100 renter HHs)2012: 82 filings (6.79/100 renter HHs)2013: 92 filings (7.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 103 filings (8.53/100 renter HHs)2015: 100 filings (8.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 78 filings (8.20/100 renter HHs)2017: 74 filings (7.78/100 renter HHs)2018: 73 filings (7.68/100 renter HHs)
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 heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.8/10. 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 Panama City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bay County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 788 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 7.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 97th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12005002400

Q1

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

Census tract 12005002400 in Panama City scores 5.3/10 (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 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Panama City at 2.2/10. 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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