Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Sweet Bay Eviction Risk: Lower , Panama City
Tract 12005001501 · Bay, FL · pop 5,531 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 4.3/10, tract 12005001501 in Sweet Bay in Panama City ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,531 residents. That is riskier than roughly 19% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,666 a month against an average household income of $74,318 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,432
Renter share38.0%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$74,318
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Panama City and the region
Centroid at 30.2123, -85.6827 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sweet Bay scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,666 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Sweet Bay compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 167Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2014)
- 18Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sweet Bay. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sweet Bay
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 below the Bay County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 167 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12005001501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12005001501?
Census tract 12005001501 in the Sweet Bay neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 12005001501?
Median gross rent is $1,666/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12005001501?
6.5% of residents in tract 12005001501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,531.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12005001501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 52th, minority 31th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 12005001501 considered part of Sweet Bay?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12005001501 fall within Sweet Bay (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12005001501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12005001501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.37% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12005001501 compare to Panama City overall?
Tract 12005001501 scores 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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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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12005002400
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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12005002000
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12005000302
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12005002200
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12005001700
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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12005002300
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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12005001800
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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