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Salishan Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tacoma

Tract 53053063301 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,181 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 53053063301 covers part of the Salishan area of Tacoma, WA, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,181 residents. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, roughly three in four of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 10% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,312
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$75,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Salishan
Very Low
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#30 of 50 tracts In Tacoma
Moderate
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#348 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tacoma and the region

Centroid at 47.1982, -122.4027 · click any tract to drill in

Why Salishan scores 7.3

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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,692 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Salishan compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Salishan risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 0633017.0Tacomaparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 56Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.58×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Salishan. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Salishan

23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.6/10.

It sits 1.6 points above the Pierce County average of 5.7. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.8/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 8.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,692, close to the Tacoma average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $75,333.

37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053063301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053063301?

Census tract 53053063301 in the Salishan neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 53053063301?

Median gross rent is $1,692/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053063301?

6.3% of residents in tract 53053063301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,181.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053063301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 47th, minority 82th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 53053063301 considered part of Salishan?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053063301 fall within Salishan (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 53053063301 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.58× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 53053063301 compare to Tacoma overall?

Tract 53053063301 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Tacoma at 7/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma

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

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