Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Kelso Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53015001700 · Cowlitz County, WA · pop 5,514 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Kelso
For landlords sizing up Kelso, census tract 53015001700 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,509 monthly, set against $79,929 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,992
Renter share8.8%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$79,929
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kelso and the region
Centroid at 46.1340, -122.7497 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kelso scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kelso
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,509 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kelso
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kelso
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kelso
7.7
How Kelso compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 47Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2016)
- 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kelso
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Kelso, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cowlitz County average of 5.3 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 47 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 53015001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53015001700?
Census tract 53015001700 in Kelso 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 53015001700?
Median gross rent is $1,509/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53015001700?
9.4% of residents in tract 53015001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,514.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53015001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 27th, minority 14th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53015001700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 47 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53015001700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.56% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53015001700 compare to Kelso overall?
Tract 53015001700 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Kelso at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kelso; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kelso
Top eight tracts in Kelso ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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