Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Kalama Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53015001601 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 4,085 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Kalama
Tract 53015001601, home to 4,085 residents in Kalama in Cowlitz County, scores 4.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #65,995 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $99,141 a year. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,757
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$99,141
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalama and the region
Centroid at 46.0301, -122.8396 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kalama scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kalama
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kalama
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kalama
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kalama
4.4
How Kalama compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kalama
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Kalama, 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 below 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 43rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53015001601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015001601?
Census tract 53015001601 in Kalama scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 poverty rate in tract 53015001601?
10.9% of residents in tract 53015001601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,085.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015001601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 34th, minority 28th, housing 70th.
Q4
How does tract 53015001601 compare to Kalama overall?
Tract 53015001601 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Kalama at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kalama; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kalama
Top eight tracts in Kalama ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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