4 census tracts · pop 15,789 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 3.5–6
Houghton spans 4 census tracts of Kirkland, WA and houses 15,789 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.5 to 6, a 2.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Cost burden runs 35% against 26.9% citywide, putting Houghton 8.3% over its own city. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records carry 72 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $2,732, 14% above the Kirkland average of $2,401.
The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 1.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Kirkland, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Matthews Beach and Snyders Corner.
Against average income of $203,701, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Houghton vs KirklandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Houghton
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
72Total filings (sum)
0.74%Avg annual filing rate
1.5%Peak year (2007)
0.56%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Houghton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Houghton?
Houghton scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Houghton compare to Kirkland overall?
Houghton scores 1.5 points lower than Kirkland overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,732 vs $2,401.
Q3
What is the average rent in Houghton?
Average gross rent in Houghton is $2,732/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Houghton residents are renters?
32% of Houghton households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kirkland). The neighborhood has 15,789 residents.
Q5
Is Houghton a high social-vulnerability area?
Houghton sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Houghton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Houghton is census tract 53033022702 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 6, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Houghton for landlords?
Houghton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kirkland as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Houghton?
Houghton has 15,933 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
