Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 53073940002 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073940002 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,396
Whatcom in Whatcom County is where census tract 53073940002 sits, home to 3,396 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #68,065 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $695 a month while the average household earns $67,533 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,081
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$67,533
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whatcom County and the region
Centroid at 48.7523, -122.6392 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 53073940002 scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$695 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 53073940002 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 53073940002
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 set by Washington eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is multiracial or other-race and White and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073940002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073940002?
Census tract 53073940002 in Whatcom County scores 5.4/10 (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 average rent in tract 53073940002?
Median gross rent is $695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073940002?
15.9% of residents in tract 53073940002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,396.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073940002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 91th, minority 81th, housing 94th.
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