Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Cougar Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53015001501 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 3,745 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Cougar
Census tract 53015001501 sits in Cougar in Cowlitz County, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. That is riskier than about 33% of US census tracts.
About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,028 a month while the average household earns $92,527 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,275
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate29.2%
Median income$92,527
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cougar and the region
Centroid at 46.0372, -122.4785 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cougar scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cougar
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
29.2% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,028 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cougar
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cougar
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cougar
3.8
How Cougar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 58Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.1%Peak (2018)
- 12Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 140% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cougar
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 Cougar, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cowlitz County average of 5.3 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 58 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53015001501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015001501?
Census tract 53015001501 in Cougar scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 53015001501?
Median gross rent is $1,028/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53015001501?
29.2% of residents in tract 53015001501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,745.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015001501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 76th, minority 23th, housing 45th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015001501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015001501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.88% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53015001501 compare to Cougar overall?
Tract 53015001501 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Cougar at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cougar; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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