Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Midway Eviction Risk: Lower , Wollochet
Tract 53053072408 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,770 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The Midway neighborhood of Wollochet anchors census tract 53053072408, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,347 a month while the average household earns $123,125 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,562
Renter share28.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$123,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wollochet and the region
Centroid at 47.2878, -122.5899 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midway scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wollochet
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,347 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wollochet
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wollochet
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wollochet
3.5
How Midway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 80Total filings over 11 yrs
- 1.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2007)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 18Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.89×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 Midway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midway
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.4/10. 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 Wollochet, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pierce County average of 5.5 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 80 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 53053072408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072408?
Census tract 53053072408 in the Midway neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 53053072408?
Median gross rent is $2,347/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072408?
1.7% of residents in tract 53053072408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,770.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 38th, minority 28th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 53053072408 considered part of Midway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072408 fall within Midway (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072408?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072408 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.62% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053072408 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.89× 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 53053072408 compare to Wollochet overall?
Tract 53053072408 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Wollochet at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wollochet; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wollochet
Top eight tracts in Wollochet ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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