Neighborhood · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally
International District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood
Tract 53053071807 ·
Pierce County, WA · pop 3,485 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 53053071807 sits in the International District neighborhood of Lakewood, Washington. It has a population of 3,485 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 28% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,592/month against a median household income of $52,044 — roughly 37% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%Stable renters 30%Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,585
Renter share77.6%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate20.3%
Median income$52,044
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25th percentile
#4 of 5 tracts In International District
Low
Within parent city
83th percentile
#3 of 13 tracts In Lakewood
High
Within county
87th percentile
#26 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
High
Within state
95th percentile
#88 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 47.1696, -122.4955 · click any tract to drill in
Why International District scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
20.3% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,592 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
6.8
How International District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
69%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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)
443Total filings over 11 yrs
3.81%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak (2015)
72Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 — 2015
Filings climbed 148% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
144Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly (observed)
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
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 International District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071807?
Census tract 53053071807 in the International District neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 53053071807?
Median gross rent is $1,592/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071807?
20.3% of residents in tract 53053071807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,485.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071807?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 77th, minority 73th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 53053071807 considered part of International District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071807 fall within International District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071807?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 443 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071807 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.81% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071807 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.54× 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.
Q8
How does tract 53053071807 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 53053071807 scores 6.2/10 — 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.