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Eviction Risk in Davis Islands , Tampa

1 census tracts · pop 1,914 · pop-weighted composite 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Davis Islands is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Tampa with 1 census tract and a population of 1,914 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 61% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,266/month sits 26% lower than the Tampa citywide median ($1,701).

Eviction Risk
4.8
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
61%
23% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,266
Median household income
$46,058
14.7% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Davis Islands vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Davis Islands score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Davis Islands: 4.84.8Davis IslandsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.63.6Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · FL
Alafia Cove
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 4.2K
Peer · FL
Aldermans Addition
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 11.9K
Peer · FL
Almima
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 8.2K
Peer · FL
Alta Vista Tracts
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 4.1K
Comparison

Davis Islands vs Tampa

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.8 +33%
Tampa: 3.6
Rent burden
61.4% +83%
Tampa: 33.5%
Median gross rent
$1,266 -26%
Tampa: $1,701
Median HH income
$46,058 -35%
Tampa: $71,302
Poverty rate
14.7% -8%
Tampa: 15.9%
Renter share
54.2% +9%
Tampa: 49.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Davis Islands

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 1,863 residents across all tracts in Davis Islands. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 66.4% White (non-Hispanic): 25.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 8.1% Other / Multiracial: 0.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 66.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 25.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 8.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 0.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Davis Islands

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
12057005302 4.8 1,914 61% $1,266
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 100%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 36%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Davis Islands

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 197Total filings (sum)
  • 6.00%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.5%Peak year (2016)
  • 6.50%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 117Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.6Avg monthly observed
  • 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.74×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).

Frequently asked

About Davis Islands

What is the eviction-risk score for Davis Islands?

Davis Islands scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Davis Islands compare to Tampa overall?

Davis Islands scores 1.2 points higher than Tampa overall (3.6/10). Rent burden: 61% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,266 vs $1,701.

What is the median rent in Davis Islands?

Median gross rent in Davis Islands is $1,266/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Davis Islands residents are renters?

54% of Davis Islands households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 1,914 residents.

Is Davis Islands a high social-vulnerability area?

Davis Islands sits in the 82th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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