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Interbay Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033005902 · King County, WA · pop 4,213 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 53033005902 sits in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,213 and an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). 45% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,619/month against a median household income of $177,314 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 17% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,741
Renter share30.2%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$177,314

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 4 tracts In Interbay
Very High
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank — 76th percentileBottomTop
#44 of 177 tracts In Seattle
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank — 91th percentileBottomTop
#44 of 494 tracts In King County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank — 96th percentileBottomTop
#65 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6444, -122.3684 · click any tract to drill in

Why Interbay scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Seattle
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,619 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seattle
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seattle
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seattle
8.5

How Interbay compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Interbay risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 005902Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

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Within Interbay. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033005902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005902?

Census tract 53033005902 in the Interbay neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 53033005902?

Median gross rent is $2,619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005902?

9.8% of residents in tract 53033005902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,213.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 15th, minority 53th, housing 60th.

Q5

Is tract 53033005902 considered part of Interbay?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005902 fall within Interbay (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033005902 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005902 scores 6.3/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q7

Was tract 53033005902 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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