Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally
International District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood
Tract 53053071808 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,739 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Eviction risk in International District in Lakewood centers on tract 53053071808, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,739 residents. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,420 monthly, set against $51,949 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,665
Renter share64.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate29.4%
Median income$51,949
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 47.1784, -122.4747 · click any tract to drill in
Why International District scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
29.4% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 575Total filings over 11 yrs
- 5.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2005)
- 55Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 223Total filings 2020-21
- 2.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.0Pre-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 heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.72x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 575 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2005.
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 53053071808
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071808?
Census tract 53053071808 in the International District neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 53053071808?
Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071808?
29.4% of residents in tract 53053071808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,739.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071808?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 97th, minority 81th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 53053071808 considered part of International District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071808 fall within International District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071808?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 575 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071808 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.72% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053071808 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 53053071808 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 53053071808 scores 7.5/10, higher than 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
Carlyle Court
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Woodbrook
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Chambers Creek Terrance
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Town Centre Village
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Clover Park
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Chambers Plateau
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Clover Oaks
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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