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Clover Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lakewood

Tract 53053071902 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,417 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 53053071902 sits in the Clover Oaks neighborhood of Lakewood, Washington. It has a population of 5,417 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,461/month against a median household income of $101,474 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 19% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,280
Renter share29.7%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$101,474

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Clover Oaks
Moderate
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank — 42th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 13 tracts In Lakewood
Moderate
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank — 46th percentileBottomTop
#105 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Moderate
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank — 68th percentileBottomTop
#566 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 47.1530, -122.5374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clover Oaks scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,461 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
6.8

How Clover Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Clover Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 071902Lakewood: 5.55.5Lakewoodparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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)

  • 78Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 1.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.8%Peak (2015)
  • 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530530719022004: 6 filings (1.24/100 renter HHs)2005: 5 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)2007: 5 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (1.15/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (2.08/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (1.27/100 renter HHs)2012: 9 filings (1.45/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (0.97/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (1.61/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (1.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 32Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.73×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 4 filings (12.12× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053071902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053071902?

Census tract 53053071902 in the Clover Oaks neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 53053071902?

Median gross rent is $1,461/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053071902?

13.9% of residents in tract 53053071902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,417.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053071902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 83th, minority 56th, housing 23th.

Q5

Is tract 53053071902 considered part of Clover Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053071902 fall within Clover Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053071902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 78 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053071902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.36% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 53053071902 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.73× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.

Q8

How does tract 53053071902 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 53053071902 scores 5.5/10 — right in line with the parent city of Lakewood at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood

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

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