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Census Tract · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally

SeaTac Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53033028802 · King County, WA · pop 7,016 · 97% of tract blocks fall in SeaTac

Census tract 53033028802 is in SeaTac, Washington. It has a population of 7,016 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 77% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 27% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,759/month against a median household income of $61,340 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 16% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units2,689
Renter share67.9%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$61,340

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 7 tracts In SeaTac
Very High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank — 76th percentileBottomTop
#122 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank — 88th percentileBottomTop
#215 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
National
73 th percentile
Rank — 73th percentileBottomTop
#22,404 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across SeaTac and the region

Centroid at 47.4249, -122.2883 · click any tract to drill in

Why SeaTac scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from SeaTac
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,759 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from SeaTac
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from SeaTac
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from SeaTac
6.6

How SeaTac compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
SeaTac risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 028802SeaTac: 5.65.6SeaTacparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 607Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 4.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.2%Peak (2013)
  • 76Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330288022004: 55 filings (3.59/100 renter HHs)2005: 67 filings (5.13/100 renter HHs)2006: 68 filings (5.21/100 renter HHs)2007: 66 filings (5.06/100 renter HHs)2008: 67 filings (5.13/100 renter HHs)2009: 53 filings (4.06/100 renter HHs)2010: 42 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2011: 45 filings (3.11/100 renter HHs)2012: 68 filings (4.69/100 renter HHs)2013: 76 filings (5.24/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 10 months.
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Frequently asked

About tract 53033028802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033028802?

Census tract 53033028802 in SeaTac scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 53033028802?

Median gross rent is $1,759/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033028802?

18.5% of residents in tract 53033028802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,016.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033028802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 99th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033028802?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 607 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033028802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.44% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

How does tract 53033028802 compare to SeaTac overall?

Tract 53033028802 scores 5.9/10 — higher than the parent city of SeaTac at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from SeaTac eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in SeaTac

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

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