Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Nooksack Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073010201 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,138 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Nooksack
Census tract 53073010201 covers part of Nooksack, WA, and scores 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,138 residents. 80% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,229
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$74,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nooksack and the region
Centroid at 48.9114, -122.2528 · click any tract to drill in
Why Nooksack scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Nooksack
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nooksack
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nooksack
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nooksack
7.7
How Nooksack compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Nooksack
Against Whatcom County at 49.6%, 81% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.4/10.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.1/10. It sits 1.5 points below the Whatcom County average of 5.9. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10.
Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073010201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010201?
Census tract 53073010201 in Nooksack scores 4.4/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 53073010201?
8.2% of residents in tract 53073010201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,138.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 38th, minority 19th, housing 65th.
Q4
How does tract 53073010201 compare to Nooksack overall?
Tract 53073010201 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Nooksack at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nooksack; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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