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Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Kirkland Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53033022501 · King County, WA · pop 4,627

Census tract 53033022501 covers part of Kirkland, WA, and scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,627. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.5/10.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 17% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,653
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$190,913

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 19 tracts In Kirkland
High
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#318 of 494 tracts In King County
Low
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#771 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#17,132 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kirkland and the region

Centroid at 47.6843, -122.1882 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kirkland scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kirkland
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,739 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kirkland
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kirkland
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kirkland
7.5

How Kirkland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kirkland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 022501Kirkland: 6.66.6Kirklandparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kirkland

34% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the King County average of 44.1%. At $1,739 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Kirkland commands.

Disability prevalence runs 17.9% against 31.5% nationally. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Against average income of $190,913, annual rent is just 11%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033022501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033022501?

Census tract 53033022501 in Kirkland scores 6.2/10 (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 53033022501?

Median gross rent is $1,739/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033022501?

9.5% of residents in tract 53033022501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,627.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033022501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 29th, minority 49th, housing 28th.
Q5

How does tract 53033022501 compare to Kirkland overall?

Tract 53033022501 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Kirkland at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kirkland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kirkland

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

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