1 census tracts · pop 3,150 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Blackwater is a one-tract neighborhood of Kathleen, FL and houses 3,150 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. 48% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 59% against 32.5% citywide, putting Blackwater 26.6% over its own city. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 292 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 26.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.1% in 2017, is well off that peak.
At $1,331 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Kathleen commands. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $67,083.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Blackwater vs KathleenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blackwater
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
292Total filings (sum)
10.95%Avg annual filing rate
26.7%Peak year (2001)
5.14%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Blackwater
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blackwater?
Blackwater scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Blackwater compare to Kathleen overall?
Blackwater scores 0.2 points higher than Kathleen overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,331 vs $1,247.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blackwater?
Average gross rent in Blackwater is $1,331/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blackwater residents are renters?
18% of Blackwater households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Kathleen). The neighborhood has 3,150 residents.
Q5
Is Blackwater a high social-vulnerability area?
Blackwater sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Blackwater for landlords?
Blackwater carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kathleen as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Blackwater?
Blackwater has 3,381 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Hispanic / Latino (32.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
