Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Mexico Beach Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12005000600 ·
Bay, FL · pop 1,054 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Mexico Beach
For landlords sizing up Mexico Beach in Bay County, census tract 12005000600 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It lands near the 43rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,898 a month against an average household income of $64,013 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 9%Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units568
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$64,013
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Mexico Beach
Moderate
Within county
35th percentile
#32 of 49 tracts In Bay
Low
Within state
32th percentile
#3,511 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
25th percentile
#63,481 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mexico Beach and the region
Centroid at 29.9840, -85.4174 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mexico Beach scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mexico Beach
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,898 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mexico Beach
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mexico Beach
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mexico Beach
5.1
How Mexico Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
54%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
21%Housing & transportation
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
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mexico Beach, 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 22 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2011.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12005000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12005000600?
Census tract 12005000600 in Mexico Beach scores 2.7/10 (Lower 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 12005000600?
Median gross rent is $1,898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12005000600?
4.7% of residents in tract 12005000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,054.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12005000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 18th, minority 14th, housing 21th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12005000600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 12005000600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.42% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12005000600 compare to Mexico Beach overall?
Tract 12005000600 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Mexico Beach at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mexico Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.