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Census Tract · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53053072112 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,887 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Lakewood

Census tract 53053072112 is in Lakewood, Washington. It has a population of 4,887 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 42% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 26% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,548/month against a median household income of $97,352 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 25% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,976
Renter share43.5%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$97,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank — 25th percentileBottomTop
#10 of 13 tracts In Lakewood
Low
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank — 34th percentileBottomTop
#128 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Low
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank — 61th percentileBottomTop
#696 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank — 55th percentileBottomTop
#37,857 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 47.1606, -122.5774 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 5.4

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
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,548 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakewood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 072112Lakewood: 5.55.5Lakewoodparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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)

  • 292Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 3.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2005)
  • 32Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530530721122004: 34 filings (3.92/100 renter HHs)2005: 35 filings (3.45/100 renter HHs)2006: 25 filings (2.46/100 renter HHs)2007: 24 filings (2.37/100 renter HHs)2008: 17 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2009: 24 filings (2.37/100 renter HHs)2010: 27 filings (3.63/100 renter HHs)2012: 23 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2013: 27 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2014: 24 filings (3.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 32 filings (4.04/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 125Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.60×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 3 filings (0.90× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.33× 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: 1 filings (0.33× 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: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× 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: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (0.20× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.19× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.30× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-08-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2023-09-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-11-01: 4 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-02-01: 6 filings (2.25× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-06-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-08-01: 6 filings (3.59× baseline)2024-09-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (0.94× baseline)2024-12-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-01-01: 3 filings (0.90× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (2.15× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (2.40× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (0.90× baseline)2026-02-01: 1 filings (0.37× baseline)2026-03-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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.

Tract · WA
Ruston Way
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Proctor
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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53053070309
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Wyndam Ranch
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Frequently asked

About tract 53053072112

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072112?

Census tract 53053072112 in Lakewood scores 5.4/10 (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 53053072112?

Median gross rent is $1,548/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072112?

2.4% of residents in tract 53053072112 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,887.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072112?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 49th, minority 67th, housing 39th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072112?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 292 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072112 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.02% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 53053072112 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.60× 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 53053072112 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 53053072112 scores 5.4/10 — 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.

Tract · WA
International District
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Carlyle Court
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Town Centre Village
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Chambers Plateau
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Chambers Creek Terrance
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Woodbrook
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Clover Oaks
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Related
Parent city ↑
Lakewood
5.5 / 10
Parent county ↑
Pierce County
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Parent state ↑
Washington
Statewide rollup · landlord law
Sibling tract →
Ruston Way
5.4 / 10
Sibling tract →
Proctor
5.4 / 10
Sibling tract →
Tract 53053070309
5.4 / 10
Methodology
How the score is built
10 sub-signals · weighting · sources
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