Skip to content
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Poulsbo Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 53035090502 · Kitsap County, WA · pop 4,939 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Poulsbo

Tract 53035090502 covers Poulsbo in Kitsap County in Washington. Home to 4,939 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,835 a month while the average household earns $128,000 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 10% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,984
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$128,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Poulsbo
Very Low
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 59 tracts In Kitsap County
Low
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#1,331 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Poulsbo and the region

Centroid at 47.7402, -122.6268 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poulsbo scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Poulsbo
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,835 rent vs county FMR
8.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Poulsbo
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Poulsbo
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Poulsbo
6.0

How Poulsbo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Poulsbo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 090502Poulsbo: 6.86.8Poulsboparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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)

  • 3Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.8%Peak (2015)
  • 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Poulsbo

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Poulsbo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kitsap County average of 4.9 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.8% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53035090502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53035090502?

Census tract 53035090502 in Poulsbo scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 53035090502?

Median gross rent is $2,835/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53035090502?

3.0% of residents in tract 53035090502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,939.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53035090502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 41th, minority 38th, housing 60th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53035090502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53035090502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.80% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53035090502 compare to Poulsbo overall?

Tract 53035090502 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Poulsbo at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Poulsbo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Poulsbo

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

Related