Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033002000 · King County, WA · pop 4,240 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 53033002000 sits in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,240 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 8% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,183/month against a median household income of $156,920 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,467
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$156,920
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6955, -122.3119 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgwood scores 6.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Seattle
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,183 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seattle
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seattle
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seattle
8.5
How Wedgwood 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.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 5%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 20Total filings over 9 yrs
- 0.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.8%Peak (2012)
- 5Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wedgwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033002000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033002000?
Census tract 53033002000 in the Wedgwood neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (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 53033002000?
Median gross rent is $2,183/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033002000?
11.0% of residents in tract 53033002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,240.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033002000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 36th, minority 41th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 53033002000 considered part of Wedgwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033002000 fall within Wedgwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033002000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53033002000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.45% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033002000 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033002000 scores 6.0/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 53033002000 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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