Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally
Top Hat Eviction Risk: Elevated , White Center
Tract 53033026500 · King County, WA · pop 4,474 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 53033026500 sits in the Top Hat neighborhood of White Center, Washington. It has a population of 4,474 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 55% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,480/month against a median household income of $66,932 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,622
Renter share55.9%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate23.1%
Median income$66,932
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across White Center and the region
Centroid at 47.5130, -122.3382 · click any tract to drill in
Why Top Hat scores 6.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from White Center
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
23.1% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,480 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Center
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Center
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Center
7.7
How Top Hat compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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
- 0%Grade C
- 5%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.
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)
- 100Total filings over 10 yrs
- 1.47%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.5%Peak (2013)
- 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 114% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Top Hat. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033026500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033026500?
Census tract 53033026500 in the Top Hat 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 53033026500?
Median gross rent is $1,480/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033026500?
23.1% of residents in tract 53033026500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,474.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033026500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 88th, minority 80th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 53033026500 considered part of Top Hat?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033026500 fall within Top Hat (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033026500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 100 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033026500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.47% of renter households, peaking at 1.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033026500 compare to White Center overall?
Tract 53033026500 scores 6.0/10 — higher than the parent city of White Center at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Center; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 53033026500 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. 5% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in White Center
Top eight tracts in White Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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