Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #25,210 of 84,120 nationally
Whittier Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle
Tract 53033004702 · King County, WA · pop 3,482 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 53033004702 sits in the Whittier Heights neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,482 and an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). 33% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 21% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,522/month against a median household income of $137,487 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,307
Renter share61.0%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$137,487
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6705, -122.3778 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whittier Heights scores 5.8
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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,522 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Whittier Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 52%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whittier Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033004702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033004702?
Census tract 53033004702 in the Whittier Heights neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 average rent in tract 53033004702?
Median gross rent is $2,522/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033004702?
7.0% of residents in tract 53033004702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,482.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033004702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 0th, minority 55th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 53033004702 considered part of Whittier Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033004702 fall within Whittier Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033004702 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033004702 scores 5.8/10 — 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.
Q7
Was tract 53033004702 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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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