2 census tracts · pop 9,573 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.2–8
Woodbrook takes in 2 census tracts of Fort Lewis, WA and houses 9,573 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 64% against 47.2% citywide, putting Woodbrook 16.4% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Average gross rent is $1,679, 26% below the Fort Lewis average of $2,282.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,539 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 12.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 10.1% in 2015 against a 12.7% peak.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Woodbrook vs Fort LewisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Woodbrook
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,539Total filings (sum)
10.14%Avg annual filing rate
12.7%Peak year (2006)
10.11%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
328Total filings 2020-21
2.2Avg monthly observed
3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Woodbrook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woodbrook?
Woodbrook scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Woodbrook compare to Fort Lewis overall?
Woodbrook scores 1.8 points higher than Fort Lewis overall (5.8/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 47% citywide. Average rent: $1,679 vs $2,282.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woodbrook?
Average gross rent in Woodbrook is $1,679/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woodbrook residents are renters?
87% of Woodbrook households are renter-occupied (vs 99% in Fort Lewis). The neighborhood has 9,573 residents.
Q5
Is Woodbrook a high social-vulnerability area?
Woodbrook sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Woodbrook have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Woodbrook is census tract 53053072000 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Woodbrook for landlords?
Woodbrook carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Lewis as a whole (5.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Woodbrook?
Woodbrook has 9,847 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.4%), Hispanic / Latino (28%), Other / Multiracial (16.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
