2 census tracts · pop 11,947 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.9–7.2
Alki spans 2 census tracts of Seattle, WA and houses 11,947 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Seattle rate of 27.4%.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 112 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 1.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #49 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle.
For a like-for-like read, North Beach and Whittier Heights score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $146,779, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $2,139, close to the Seattle average.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Alki vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Alki
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
112Total filings (sum)
0.65%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2006)
0.54%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Alki
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alki?
Alki scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Alki compare to Seattle overall?
Alki scores 0.8 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,139 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alki?
Average gross rent in Alki is $2,139/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alki residents are renters?
36% of Alki households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 11,947 residents.
Q5
Is Alki a high social-vulnerability area?
Alki sits in the 24th 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 Alki have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Alki is census tract 53033009701 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 7.2, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Alki for landlords?
Alki carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Seattle as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Alki?
Alki has 12,122 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
