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Pacific Avenue Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tacoma

Tract 53053063200 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,906 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 53053063200 sits in the Pacific Avenue neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington. It has a population of 4,906 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 68% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 35% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,810/month against a median household income of $88,297 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 8% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,950

Renter share25.4%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate17.9%

Median income$88,297

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tacoma and the region

Centroid at 47.1990, -122.4322 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pacific Avenue scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Tacoma

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

17.9% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,810 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Tacoma

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Tacoma

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Tacoma

7.5

How Pacific Avenue compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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

59%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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
28%Grade B
35%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 · 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)

146Total filings over 11 yrs
2.75%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak (2005)
13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 — 2015

Filings climbed 18% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

66Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly (observed)
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.33×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01

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

Comparable tracts

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Within Pacific Avenue. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053063200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053063200?

Census tract 53053063200 in the Pacific Avenue neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53053063200?

Median gross rent is $1,810/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053063200?

17.9% of residents in tract 53053063200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,906.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053063200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 65th, minority 59th, housing 30th.

Is tract 53053063200 considered part of Pacific Avenue?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053063200 fall within Pacific Avenue (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053063200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053063200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.75% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 53053063200 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.33× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.

How does tract 53053063200 compare to Tacoma overall?

Tract 53053063200 scores 6.4/10 — lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 53053063200 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

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