Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Northeast Tacoma Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53053940005 · Pierce County, WA · pop 6,322 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 53053940005 runs through the Northeast Tacoma area of Tacoma. With 6,322 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 76% of US census tracts.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,138 a month against an average household income of $111,161 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,281
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$111,161
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.2792, -122.3722 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northeast Tacoma scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tacoma
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,138 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tacoma
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
How Northeast Tacoma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 104Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.2%Peak (2012)
- 14Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 26Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.63×Ratio to baseline
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 Northeast Tacoma. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northeast Tacoma
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Tacoma 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 0.63x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 104 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2012.
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 53053940005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053940005?
Census tract 53053940005 in the Northeast Tacoma neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 53053940005?
Median gross rent is $2,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053940005?
5.6% of residents in tract 53053940005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,322.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053940005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 46th, minority 61th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 53053940005 considered part of Northeast Tacoma?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053940005 fall within Northeast Tacoma (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053940005?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053940005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.63% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053940005 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.63× 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 53053940005 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053940005 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma
Top eight tracts in Tacoma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Stadium District
7.5
/ 10 · High
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Salishan
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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McCarver Neighborhood
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Larchmont
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Dixon Village
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Stadium District
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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The Verandas
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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