Neighborhood · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Interbay Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033005902 ·
King County, WA · pop 4,213 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 53033005902 covers part of the Interbay area of Seattle, WA, and scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,213. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9.5/10.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%Stable renters 17%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,741
Renter share30.2%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$177,314
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Interbay
Elevated
Within parent city
44th percentile
#99 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Moderate
Within county
69th percentile
#156 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
84th percentile
#286 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6444, -122.3684 · click any tract to drill in
Why Interbay scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,619 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Interbay compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
5%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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
65%Grade B
26%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.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Average gross rent is $2,619, 29% above the Seattle average.
Disability prevalence runs 17.6% against 31.5% nationally. It sits 0.8 points above the King County average of 6.7.
Adults with no health insurance runs 4.3% against 11.3% nationally. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Seattle. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
Nationally it ranks #10,320 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 2.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $177,314, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033005902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005902?
Census tract 53033005902 in the Interbay neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 53033005902?
Median gross rent is $2,619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005902?
9.8% of residents in tract 53033005902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,213.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 15th, minority 53th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 53033005902 considered part of Interbay?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005902 fall within Interbay (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033005902 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033005902 scores 7.5/10, lower than the parent city of Seattle at 7.9/10. 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 53033005902 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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