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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Woodbrook Eviction Risk: High , Fort Lewis

Tract 53053072000 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,982 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53053072000 covers part of the Woodbrook area of Lakewood, WA, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,982. 65% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Pierce County average of 47.5%.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 27% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,222
Renter share75.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$47,540

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Woodbrook
Very High
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 13 tracts In Fort Lewis
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#125 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lewis and the region

Centroid at 47.1229, -122.5402 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodbrook scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Lewis
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,177 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Lewis
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Lewis
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Lewis
6.8

How Woodbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.0This tracttract 0720005.8Fort Lewisparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

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)

  • 1,539Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 10.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.7%Peak (2006)
  • 131Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53053072000
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 328Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.68×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

Within Woodbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodbrook

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. It sits 2.3 points above the Pierce County average of 5.7.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. At $1,177 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Lakewood commands. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.2/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,539 filings here across 11 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2006 at 12.7% of renter households.

In a typical year about 10.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053072000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053072000?

Census tract 53053072000 in the Woodbrook neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 53053072000?

Median gross rent is $1,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053072000?

17.8% of residents in tract 53053072000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,982.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053072000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 87th, minority 72th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 53053072000 considered part of Woodbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053072000 fall within Woodbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053072000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,539 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053072000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.14% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 53053072000 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.68× 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.
Q8

How does tract 53053072000 compare to Fort Lewis overall?

Tract 53053072000 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Lewis at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Lewis; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Lewis

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

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