Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Puyallup Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53053073408 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,253 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Puyallup
For landlords sizing up Puyallup in Pierce County, census tract 53053073408 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,419 monthly, set against $95,057 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,758
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$95,057
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Puyallup and the region
Centroid at 47.1995, -122.3202 · click any tract to drill in
Why Puyallup scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Puyallup
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,419 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Puyallup
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Puyallup
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Puyallup
5.1
How Puyallup compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
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)
- 136Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2006)
- 9Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 36Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Puyallup
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Puyallup eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pierce County average of 5.5 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 136 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2006.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.54x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053073408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073408?
Census tract 53053073408 in Puyallup scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 53053073408?
Median gross rent is $1,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073408?
10.6% of residents in tract 53053073408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,253.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 65th, minority 34th, housing 53th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073408?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 136 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073408 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.02% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053073408 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.54× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053073408 compare to Puyallup overall?
Tract 53053073408 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Puyallup at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Puyallup eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Puyallup
Top eight tracts in Puyallup ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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