Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Wenatchee Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53007961001 · Chelan County, WA · pop 2,848

Here is how census tract 53007961001, in Wenatchee eviction risk in Chelan County, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,848. That is riskier than roughly 37% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,143 monthly, set against $67,602 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 22% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,142

Renter share42.5%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate12.2%

Median income$67,602

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wenatchee and the region

Centroid at 47.4189, -120.3217 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wenatchee scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wenatchee

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

12.2% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,143 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wenatchee

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wenatchee

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wenatchee

5.6

How Wenatchee compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

69%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wenatchee

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 inherited from Wenatchee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Chelan County average of 4.3 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th 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 53007961001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53007961001?

Census tract 53007961001 in Wenatchee scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53007961001?

Median gross rent is $1,143/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53007961001?

12.2% of residents in tract 53007961001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,848.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53007961001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 94th, minority 52th, housing 59th.

How does tract 53007961001 compare to Wenatchee overall?

Tract 53007961001 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Wenatchee at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wenatchee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wenatchee

Top eight tracts in Wenatchee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.