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International District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood

Tract 53053071706 · Pierce County, WA · pop 1,943 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 53053071706 sits in the International District neighborhood of Lakewood, Washington. It has a population of 1,943 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 72% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 28% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,545/month against a median household income of $50,403 — roughly 37% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 21% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units729
Renter share73.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$50,403

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 5 tracts In International District
Very Low
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank — 63th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 9 tracts In Lakewood
Elevated
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank — 77th percentileBottomTop
#46 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank — 91th percentileBottomTop
#167 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 47.1565, -122.4672 · click any tract to drill in

Why International District scores 6.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,545 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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.
International District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 071706Lakewood: 5.55.5Lakewoodparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 682Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 12.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.3%Peak (2006)
  • 44Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530530717062004: 42 filings (9.95/100 renter HHs)2005: 72 filings (16.27/100 renter HHs)2006: 103 filings (23.28/100 renter HHs)2007: 77 filings (17.40/100 renter HHs)2008: 70 filings (15.82/100 renter HHs)2009: 55 filings (12.43/100 renter HHs)2010: 47 filings (8.77/100 renter HHs)2012: 41 filings (6.94/100 renter HHs)2013: 61 filings (10.32/100 renter HHs)2014: 70 filings (11.84/100 renter HHs)2015: 44 filings (7.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 132Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.80×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 9 filings (2.45× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (12.12× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (12.12× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-07-01: 3 filings (1.12× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2024-01-01: 7 filings (1.91× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (2.62× baseline)2024-03-01: 8 filings (24.24× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-05-01: 6 filings (3.59× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2025-05-01: 5 filings (2.99× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-07-01: 8 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2025-10-01: 8 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2026-01-01: 6 filings (1.63× baseline)2026-02-01: 2 filings (0.75× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (15.15× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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.

Tract · WA
International District
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Frequently asked

About tract 53053071706

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071706?

Census tract 53053071706 in the International District 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 53053071706?

Median gross rent is $1,545/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071706?

13.7% of residents in tract 53053071706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,943.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071706?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 96th, minority 71th, housing 97th.

Q5

Is tract 53053071706 considered part of International District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071706 fall within International District (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071706?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 682 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071706 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.77% of renter households, peaking at 23.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 53053071706 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.80× 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 53053071706 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 53053071706 scores 6.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.5/10. 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
International District
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53053071503
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53053071504
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53053071506
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53053071505
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Related
Parent city ↑
Lakewood
5.5 / 10
Parent county ↑
Pierce County
All tracts & cities in the county
Parent state ↑
Washington
Statewide rollup · landlord law
Sibling tract →
International District
6.2 / 10
Sibling tract →
International District
6.4 / 10
Sibling tract →
International District
6.4 / 10
Methodology
How the score is built
10 sub-signals · weighting · sources
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