Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
La Center Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53011040203 · Clark County, WA · pop 4,777 · 9% of tract blocks fall in La Center
Census tract 53011040203 runs through La Center. With 4,777 residents, it scores 4.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.
5% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,150 a month against an average household income of $112,984 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,762
Renter share9.6%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$112,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Center and the region
Centroid at 45.8428, -122.5763 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Center scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Center
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,150 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Center
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Center
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Center
6.0
How La Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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)
- 18Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2015)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Center
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 La Center, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Clark County average of 5.1 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 18 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53011040203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53011040203?
Census tract 53011040203 in La Center scores 2.1/10 (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 53011040203?
Median gross rent is $2,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 5% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53011040203?
5.4% of residents in tract 53011040203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,777.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53011040203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 56th, minority 17th, housing 33th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53011040203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 53011040203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.33% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53011040203 compare to La Center overall?
Tract 53011040203 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of La Center at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Center; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Center
Top eight tracts in La Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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