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Alaska Junction Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033010501 · King County, WA · pop 4,500 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 53033010501 sits in the Alaska Junction neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,500 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 34% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,174/month against a median household income of $116,142 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 46% Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units2,334
Renter share69.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$116,142

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 3 tracts In Alaska Junction
Very Low
Within parent city
35 th percentile
Rank — 35th percentileBottomTop
#116 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Low
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank — 75th percentileBottomTop
#124 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank — 88th percentileBottomTop
#215 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.5576, -122.3801 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alaska Junction scores 5.9

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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$2,174 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Alaska Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Alaska Junction risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 010501Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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

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Frequently asked

About tract 53033010501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033010501?

Census tract 53033010501 in the Alaska Junction neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 53033010501?

Median gross rent is $2,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033010501?

10.5% of residents in tract 53033010501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,500.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033010501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 2th, minority 39th, housing 93th.

Q5

Is tract 53033010501 considered part of Alaska Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033010501 fall within Alaska Junction (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033010501 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033010501 scores 5.9/10 — 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 53033010501 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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