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Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally

Poulsbo Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53035090501 · Kitsap County, WA · pop 4,583 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Poulsbo

Census tract 53035090501 covers part of Poulsbo, WA, and scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 28% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units2,291
Renter share65.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$55,497

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Poulsbo
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 59 tracts In Kitsap County
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#286 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#10,320 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Poulsbo and the region

Centroid at 47.7416, -122.6502 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poulsbo scores 7.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Poulsbo
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,626 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Poulsbo
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Poulsbo
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Poulsbo
6.0

How Poulsbo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Poulsbo risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.5This tracttract 0905016.1Poulsboparent city5.5Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.3%Peak (2015)
  • 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Poulsbo

It sits 2.0 points above the Kitsap County average of 5.5. Set annual rent against average income of $55,497 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Kitsap County average of 46.1%. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Court records carry 3 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,626, 14% below the Poulsbo average.

Filings peaked in 2015 at 0.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 0.3% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #10,320 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 53035090501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53035090501?

Census tract 53035090501 in Poulsbo scores 7.5/10 (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 53035090501?

Median gross rent is $1,626/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53035090501?

14.7% of residents in tract 53035090501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,583.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53035090501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 50th, minority 33th, housing 84th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53035090501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53035090501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.34% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53035090501 compare to Poulsbo overall?

Tract 53035090501 scores 7.5/10, higher than the parent city of Poulsbo at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Poulsbo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Poulsbo

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

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