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Eviction Risk in Whitehawk , Orting

1 census tracts · pop 4,253 · pop-weighted composite 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6

Whitehawk is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Orting with 1 census tract and a population of 4,253 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 3% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,124/month sits 7% lower than the Orting citywide median ($2,284).

Eviction Risk
5.6
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
50%
3% severely burdened
Median rent
$2,124
Median household income
$111,604
3.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Whitehawk vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Whitehawk score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Whitehawk: 5.65.6WhitehawkNeighborhoodParent city: 5.45.4Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Whitehawk vs Orting

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.6 +4%
Orting: 5.4
Rent burden
50.2% +36%
Orting: 36.9%
Median gross rent
$2,124 -7%
Orting: $2,284
Median HH income
$111,604 -8%
Orting: $120,994
Poverty rate
3.4% -20%
Orting: 4.2%
Renter share
21.7% +31%
Orting: 16.5%
Where

Tract centroids in Whitehawk

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,457 residents across all tracts in Whitehawk. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 4.2% White (non-Hispanic): 82.6% Black (non-Hispanic): 0.5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.3% Other / Multiracial: 11.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 82.6%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 0.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 11.3%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Whitehawk

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
53053070403 5.6 4,253 50% $2,124
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 38

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 14%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 38%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Whitehawk

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 75Total filings (sum)
  • 2.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak year (2012)
  • 0.89%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 30Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.4Avg monthly observed
  • 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.53×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).

Frequently asked

About Whitehawk

What is the eviction-risk score for Whitehawk?

Whitehawk scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Whitehawk compare to Orting overall?

Whitehawk scores 0.2 points higher than Orting overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 50% vs 37% citywide. Median rent: $2,124 vs $2,284.

What is the median rent in Whitehawk?

Median gross rent in Whitehawk is $2,124/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Whitehawk residents are renters?

22% of Whitehawk households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Orting). The neighborhood has 4,253 residents.

Is Whitehawk a high social-vulnerability area?

Whitehawk sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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