Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally
Pacific Avenue Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tacoma
Tract 53053062502 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,381 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 53053062502 sits in the Pacific Avenue neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington. It has a population of 3,381 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 60% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 36% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,167/month against a median household income of $71,415 — roughly 36% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,330
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$71,415
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.2101, -122.4519 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pacific Avenue scores 6.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,167 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Pacific Avenue compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 3%Grade B
- 86%Grade C
- 8%Grade D · redlined
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 · 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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 39Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.81×Ratio to 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 Pacific Avenue. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053062502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053062502?
Census tract 53053062502 in the Pacific Avenue neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (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 53053062502?
Median gross rent is $2,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053062502?
4.0% of residents in tract 53053062502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,381.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053062502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 62th, minority 65th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 53053062502 considered part of Pacific Avenue?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053062502 fall within Pacific Avenue (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053062502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.81× 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 53053062502 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053062502 scores 6.0/10 — lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.4/10. 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 53053062502 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. 8% 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.
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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