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Des Moines Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , SeaTac

Tract 53033028801 · King County, WA · pop 3,384 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 53033028801 sits in the Des Moines Creek neighborhood of SeaTac, Washington. It has a population of 3,384 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 64% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 34% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,395/month against a median household income of $69,196 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 20% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,096
Renter share56.2%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$69,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Des Moines Creek
Moderate
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank — 17th percentileBottomTop
#6 of 7 tracts In SeaTac
Very Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank — 47th percentileBottomTop
#262 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank — 68th percentileBottomTop
#566 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across SeaTac and the region

Centroid at 47.4207, -122.3086 · click any tract to drill in

Why Des Moines Creek scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from SeaTac
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,395 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from SeaTac
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from SeaTac
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from SeaTac
6.6

How Des Moines Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Des Moines Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 028801SeaTac: 5.65.6SeaTacparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 51Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.0%Peak (2005)
  • 2Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330288012004: 7 filings (2.63/100 renter HHs)2005: 11 filings (4.98/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (4.52/100 renter HHs)2007: 7 filings (3.17/100 renter HHs)2008: 3 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (0.45/100 renter HHs)2010: 3 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (0.88/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (1.17/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (0.58/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 71% over the past 10 months.
Frequently asked

About tract 53033028801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033028801?

Census tract 53033028801 in the Des Moines Creek neighborhood 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.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53033028801?

Median gross rent is $1,395/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033028801?

5.8% of residents in tract 53033028801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,384.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033028801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 54th, minority 64th, housing 96th.

Q5

Is tract 53033028801 considered part of Des Moines Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033028801 fall within Des Moines Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033028801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033028801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.06% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033028801 compare to SeaTac overall?

Tract 53033028801 scores 5.5/10 — right in line with the parent city of SeaTac at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from SeaTac eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in SeaTac

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

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