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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Top Hat Eviction Risk: High , White Center

Tract 53033026801 · King County, WA · pop 6,080 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

53033026801 is a census tract in the Top Hat area of White Center, WA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,080 residents. Against King County at 44.1%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 18% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,411
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$77,004

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Top Hat
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In White Center
Moderate
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#87 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#125 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across White Center and the region

Centroid at 47.5076, -122.3434 · click any tract to drill in

Why Top Hat scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from White Center
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,609 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Center
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Center
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Center
7.7

How Top Hat compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Top Hat risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.08.0This tracttract 026801White Center: 6.66.6White Centerparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 423Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 4.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.9%Peak (2005)
  • 32Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330268012004: 51 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)2005: 55 filings (5.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 45 filings (4.86/100 renter HHs)2007: 52 filings (5.62/100 renter HHs)2008: 43 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)2009: 51 filings (5.51/100 renter HHs)2010: 35 filings (2.99/100 renter HHs)2011: 30 filings (2.37/100 renter HHs)2012: 29 filings (2.29/100 renter HHs)2013: 32 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 37% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Top Hat. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Top Hat

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

The filing record is not thin: 423 evictions over 10 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2005, when 5.9% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,609, close to the White Center average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $77,004.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033026801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033026801?

Census tract 53033026801 in the Top Hat neighborhood scores 8/10 (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 53033026801?

Median gross rent is $1,609/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033026801?

17.1% of residents in tract 53033026801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,080.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033026801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 67th, minority 75th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 53033026801 considered part of Top Hat?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033026801 fall within Top Hat (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033026801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 423 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033026801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.14% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033026801 compare to White Center overall?

Tract 53033026801 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of White Center at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Center; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in White Center

Top eight tracts in White Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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