Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Northeast Tacoma Eviction Risk: Elevated , Federal Way
Tract 53033030312 · King County, WA · pop 5,527 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
53033030312 is a census tract in the Northeast Tacoma area of Federal Way, WA. It scores 7.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,527 residents. Cost burden runs around two-thirds here against 44.1% across King County.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,994
Renter share46.8%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$88,235
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
26
th percentile
Low
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Federal Way and the region
Centroid at 47.2932, -122.3682 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northeast Tacoma scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Federal Way
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,832 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Federal Way
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Federal Way
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Federal Way
7.0
How Northeast Tacoma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
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)
- 275Total filings over 10 yrs
- 3.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.4%Peak (2011)
- 34Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northeast Tacoma. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northeast Tacoma
Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Court records carry 275 eviction filings across 10 observed years. Filings peaked in 2011 at 4.4% of renter households.
In a typical year about 3.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,832, close to the Federal Way average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $88,235. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033030312
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030312?
Census tract 53033030312 in the Northeast Tacoma neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 53033030312?
Median gross rent is $1,832/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030312?
6.9% of residents in tract 53033030312 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,527.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030312?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 46th, minority 73th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 53033030312 considered part of Northeast Tacoma?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030312 fall within Northeast Tacoma (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033030312?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 275 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033030312 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.56% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033030312 compare to Federal Way overall?
Tract 53033030312 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Federal Way at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Federal Way eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Federal Way
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8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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