1 census tracts · pop 3,384 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.7–7.7
Des Moines Creek maps to a single census tract in SeaTac, WA, population 3,384. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 64% against 34.5% citywide, putting Des Moines Creek 29.6% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 51 evictions logged in this tract.
Average gross rent is $1,395, 16% below the SeaTac average of $1,660. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 5.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 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 24% of average household income of $69,196.
56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Des Moines Creek vs SeaTacHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Des Moines Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
51Total filings (sum)
2.06%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2005)
0.58%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Des Moines Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Des Moines Creek?
Des Moines Creek scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 Des Moines Creek compare to SeaTac overall?
Des Moines Creek scores 0.8 points higher than SeaTac overall (6.9/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,395 vs $1,660.
Q3
What is the average rent in Des Moines Creek?
Average gross rent in Des Moines eviction risk Creek is $1,395/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Des Moines Creek residents are renters?
56% of Des Moines Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in SeaTac). The neighborhood has 3,384 residents.
Q5
Is Des Moines Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Des Moines Creek sits in the 73rd 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 Des Moines Creek for landlords?
Des Moines eviction risk Creek carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 SeaTac as a whole (6.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Des Moines Creek?
Des Moines Creek has 3,516 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.4%), Hispanic / Latino (15.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
