Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Waller Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53053940004 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,658 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Waller
With a score of 3.6/10, tract 53053940004 in Waller, WA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,658 residents. 35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Pierce County average of 47.5%.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,524
Renter share16.8%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$112,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waller and the region
Centroid at 47.2050, -122.3727 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waller scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waller
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,745 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waller
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waller
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waller
4.6
How Waller compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 116Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2015)
- 19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 111% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 51Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.07×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waller
Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.1 points. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.8/10.
12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Court records carry 116 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2015 at 3.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 5.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.3 points cooler. Average gross rent is $1,745, close to the Waller average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $112,857.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053940004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053940004?
Census tract 53053940004 in Waller scores 3.6/10 (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 53053940004?
Median gross rent is $1,745/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053940004?
7.2% of residents in tract 53053940004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,658.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053940004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 72th, minority 44th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053940004?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053940004 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.11% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053940004 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.07× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053940004 compare to Waller overall?
Tract 53053940004 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Waller at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waller; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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