Tract 53033030203 ·
King County, WA · pop 3,943 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 53033030203 sits in the Mirror Lake area of Federal Way eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8/10. Severe burden reaches 39%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%Stable renters 26%Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,508
Renter share69.5%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$62,734
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Mirror Lake
Moderate
Within parent city
63th percentile
#8 of 20 tracts In Federal Way
Elevated
Within county
80th percentile
#98 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
93th percentile
#125 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Federal Way and the region
Centroid at 47.3194, -122.3249 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mirror Lake scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Federal Way
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,934 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Federal Way
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Federal Way
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Federal Way
7.0
How Mirror Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
91%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mirror Lake
Against King County at 44.1%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Annualized rent equals 37% of average household income of $62,734, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is renter territory: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10.
Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,934, close to the Federal Way average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033030203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030203?
Census tract 53033030203 in the Mirror Lake neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 53033030203?
Median gross rent is $1,934/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030203?
20.1% of residents in tract 53033030203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,943.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 76th, minority 80th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 53033030203 considered part of Mirror Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030203 fall within Mirror Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033030203 compare to Federal Way overall?
Tract 53033030203 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Federal Way at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Federal Way eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Federal Way
Top eight tracts in Federal Way ranked by composite eviction-risk score.