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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Lincoln International District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tacoma

Tract 53053062501 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,478 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 53053062501 (the Lincoln International District neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #28,188 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,299 monthly, set against $79,781 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 25% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,865
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$79,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Lincoln International District
Very Low
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#24 of 50 tracts In Tacoma
Moderate
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#545 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tacoma and the region

Centroid at 47.2185, -122.4524 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lincoln International District scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tacoma
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,299 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tacoma
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5

How Lincoln International District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lincoln International District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 062501Tacoma: 7.87.8Tacomaparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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.

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 54Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.73×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 3 filings (9.09× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-03-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-08-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-03-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-05-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2025-07-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lincoln International District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lincoln International District

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pierce County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Part of this tract, about 26% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53053062501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053062501?

Census tract 53053062501 in the Lincoln International District neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 53053062501?

Median gross rent is $1,299/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053062501?

8.1% of residents in tract 53053062501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,478.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053062501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 82th, minority 63th, housing 56th.
Q5

Is tract 53053062501 considered part of Lincoln International District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053062501 fall within Lincoln International District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 53053062501 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.73× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 53053062501 compare to Tacoma overall?

Tract 53053062501 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 53053062501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 26% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma

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

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