1 census tracts · pop 3,171 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Fortuna maps to a single census tract in Mercer Island, WA and houses 3,171 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Mercer Island baseline of 27.3%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 86 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 1.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2013, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $2,343, 6% below the Mercer Island average of $2,502. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Mercer Island, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, McGilvra and Beaumont score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $126,520. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fortuna vs Mercer IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fortuna
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
86Total filings (sum)
0.94%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2009)
0.85%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Fortuna
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fortuna?
Fortuna scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Fortuna compare to Mercer Island overall?
Fortuna scores 0.6 points lower than Mercer Island overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,343 vs $2,502.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fortuna?
Average gross rent in Fortuna is $2,343/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fortuna residents are renters?
62% of Fortuna households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Mercer Island). The neighborhood has 3,171 residents.
Q5
Is Fortuna a high social-vulnerability area?
Fortuna sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Fortuna for landlords?
Fortuna carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mercer Island as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fortuna?
Fortuna has 3,166 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (36.9%), Other / Multiracial (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
