Census Tract · Ranked #25,210 of 84,120 nationally
Buckley Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53053070207 ·
Pierce County, WA · pop 5,977 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Buckley
Census tract 53053070207 is in Buckley, Washington. It has a population of 5,977 and an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). 65% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 38% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,780/month against a median household income of $125,784 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 8%Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,211
Renter share22.7%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$125,784
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Buckley
Moderate
Within county
60th percentile
#77 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Elevated
Within state
84th percentile
#277 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
National
70th percentile
#25,210 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Buckley and the region
Centroid at 47.1508, -122.0114 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buckley scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Buckley
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,780 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Buckley
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Buckley
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Buckley
6.9
How Buckley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
22%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings over 11 yrs
1.24%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak (2015)
12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 — 2015
Filings climbed 50% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
21Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly (observed)
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.24×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053070207?
Census tract 53053070207 in Buckley scores 5.8/10 (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 53053070207?
Median gross rent is $1,780/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053070207?
7.6% of residents in tract 53053070207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,977.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053070207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 22th, minority 18th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053070207?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 68 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053070207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.24% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053070207 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.24× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053070207 compare to Buckley overall?
Tract 53053070207 scores 5.8/10 — right in line with the parent city of Buckley at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buckley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.