Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
International District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood
Tract 53053071704 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,059 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The International District area of Lakewood is where census tract 53053071704 sits, home to 5,059 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.4/10. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,594 a month while the average household earns $49,803 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units1,921
Renter share88.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$49,803
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 47.1638, -122.4668 · click any tract to drill in
Why International District scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
7.1
How International District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,075Total filings over 11 yrs
- 6.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.5%Peak (2015)
- 162Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 71% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 395Total filings 2020-21
- 5.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.72×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 International District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in International District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Lakewood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,075 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.5% of renter households in 2015.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.72x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053071704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071704?
Census tract 53053071704 in the International District neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 53053071704?
Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071704?
26.7% of residents in tract 53053071704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,059.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 88th, minority 84th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 53053071704 considered part of International District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071704 fall within International District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071704?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,075 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071704 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.13% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071704 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.72× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053071704 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 53053071704 scores 7.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Lakewood at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood
Top eight tracts in Lakewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Larchmont
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53053071504
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53053071503
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
53053071506
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
53053071505
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Lakewood
7 / 10
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7.5 / 10
Methodology
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