Within neighborhood
89
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,529 of 84,120 nationally
South Lake Union Eviction Risk: High , Seattle
Tract 53033007501 · King County, WA · pop 3,924 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
53033007501 is a census tract in the South Lake Union area of Seattle, WA. It scores 9.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,924. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9.5/10.
Risk score
9.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units2,859
Renter share83.9%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$72,542
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6221, -122.3168 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lake Union scores 9.2
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
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,680 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 South Lake Union compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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
- 100%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 South Lake Union. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lake Union
It sits 2.5 points above the King County average of 6.7. This is renter territory: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10.
24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.2% against 31.5% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,680, 17% below the Seattle average. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.
That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4/10.
Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 3.3 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033007501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033007501?
Census tract 53033007501 in the South Lake Union neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (High 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 53033007501?
Median gross rent is $1,680/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033007501?
10.4% of residents in tract 53033007501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,924.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033007501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 4th, minority 50th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 53033007501 considered part of South Lake Union?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033007501 fall within South Lake Union (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033007501 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033007501 scores 9.2/10, higher 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 53033007501 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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