Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Pacific Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Des Moines
Tract 53033029101 · King County, WA · pop 4,010 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 53033029101 covers part of the Pacific Ridge area of Kent, WA, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Against King County at 44.1%, 64% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,463
Renter share31.5%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$89,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Des Moines and the region
Centroid at 47.3979, -122.2786 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pacific Ridge scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Des Moines
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,421 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Des Moines
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Des Moines
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Des Moines
6.4
How Pacific Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 114Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.7%Peak (2008)
- 4Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pacific Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pacific Ridge
The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Set annual rent against average income of $89,750 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. At $2,421 a month, rents run 27% over what the rest of Kent commands.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Court records carry 114 eviction filings across 10 observed years.
It sits 0.9 points above the King County average of 6.7. Filings peaked in 2008 at 15.7% of renter households.
In a typical year about 6.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033029101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029101?
Census tract 53033029101 in the Pacific Ridge neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 53033029101?
Median gross rent is $2,421/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029101?
12.1% of residents in tract 53033029101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,010.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 72th, minority 81th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 53033029101 considered part of Pacific Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029101 fall within Pacific Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 114 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.46% of renter households, peaking at 15.7% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033029101 compare to Des Moines overall?
Tract 53033029101 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of Des Moines at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Des Moines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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