Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Elk Plain Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53053071414 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,049 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Elk Plain
Tract 53053071414, home to 4,049 residents in Elk Plain in Pierce County, scores 4.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,683 a month against an average household income of $108,705 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,305
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$108,705
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elk Plain and the region
Centroid at 47.0622, -122.3673 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elk Plain scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elk Plain
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,683 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elk Plain
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elk Plain
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elk Plain
3.8
How Elk Plain compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
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)
- 29Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.36×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elk Plain
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Elk Plain, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pierce County average of 5.5 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.36x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 53053071414
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071414?
Census tract 53053071414 in Elk Plain scores 2.3/10 (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 53053071414?
Median gross rent is $2,683/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071414?
0.9% of residents in tract 53053071414 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,049.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071414?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 35th, minority 60th, housing 7th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071414 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.36× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 53053071414 compare to Elk Plain overall?
Tract 53053071414 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Elk Plain at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elk Plain; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elk Plain
Top eight tracts in Elk Plain ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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