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Midway Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kent

Tract 53033029004 · King County, WA · pop 4,726 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 53033029004 sits in the Midway neighborhood of Kent, Washington. It has a population of 4,726 and an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 38% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,469/month against a median household income of $53,860 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 22% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,311
Renter share55.5%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate36.1%
Median income$53,860

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 2 tracts In Midway
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 30 tracts In Kent
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank — 90th percentileBottomTop
#50 of 494 tracts In King County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank — 96th percentileBottomTop
#65 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kent and the region

Centroid at 47.3799, -122.2969 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midway scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kent
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
36.1% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$1,469 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kent
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kent
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kent
6.4

How Midway compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Midway risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 029004Kent: 5.95.9Kentparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 663Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 8.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.1%Peak (2004)
  • 35Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330290042004: 106 filings (14.12/100 renter HHs)2005: 86 filings (11.75/100 renter HHs)2006: 90 filings (12.30/100 renter HHs)2007: 83 filings (11.34/100 renter HHs)2008: 62 filings (8.47/100 renter HHs)2009: 48 filings (6.56/100 renter HHs)2010: 44 filings (5.26/100 renter HHs)2011: 62 filings (7.38/100 renter HHs)2012: 47 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2013: 35 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Midway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033029004

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029004?

Census tract 53033029004 in the Midway neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 53033029004?

Median gross rent is $1,469/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029004?

36.1% of residents in tract 53033029004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,726.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 72th, minority 83th, housing 99th.

Q5

Is tract 53033029004 considered part of Midway?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029004 fall within Midway (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029004?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 663 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.70% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033029004 compare to Kent overall?

Tract 53033029004 scores 6.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Kent at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kent eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kent

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

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