Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Oakridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Fircrest
Tract 53053061002 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,713 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Oakridge neighborhood of Fircrest is where census tract 53053061002 sits, home to 4,713 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,394 monthly, set against $53,855 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,512
Renter share59.3%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$53,855
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
78
th percentile
High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fircrest and the region
Centroid at 47.2462, -122.5224 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oakridge scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fircrest
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,394 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fircrest
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fircrest
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fircrest
7.5
How Oakridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 6%Grade C
- 0%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
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)
- 462Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2004)
- 42Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 280Total filings 2020-21
- 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Oakridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oakridge
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Fircrest, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pierce County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053061002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053061002?
Census tract 53053061002 in the Oakridge neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 53053061002?
Median gross rent is $1,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053061002?
12.3% of residents in tract 53053061002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,713.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053061002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 54th, minority 52th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 53053061002 considered part of Oakridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053061002 fall within Oakridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053061002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 462 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053061002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.68% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053061002 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.35× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053061002 compare to Fircrest overall?
Tract 53053061002 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Fircrest at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fircrest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 53053061002 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fircrest
Top eight tracts in Fircrest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Stadium District
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Salishan
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
McCarver Neighborhood
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Dixon Village
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Stadium District
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
The Verandas
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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