Within neighborhood
14
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally
Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033007902 · King County, WA · pop 3,843 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 53033007902 sits in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,843 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 41% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 19% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,037/month against a median household income of $110,586 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units2,172
Renter share73.5%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$110,586
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Low
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.6144, -122.3057 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Saigon scores 6.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$2,037 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Little Saigon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 5%Grade C
- 95%Grade D · redlined
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
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Little Saigon. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033007902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033007902?
Census tract 53033007902 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (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 53033007902?
Median gross rent is $2,037/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033007902?
10.1% of residents in tract 53033007902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,843.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033007902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 1th, minority 55th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 53033007902 considered part of Little Saigon?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033007902 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033007902 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033007902 scores 6.0/10 — 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 53033007902 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 95% 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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