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Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

South Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53053073120 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,453

Tract 53053073120 sits in South Hill eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. Population here is 5,453. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.8/10.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 18% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,774
Renter share37.9%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$106,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 14 tracts In South Hill
Moderate
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#126 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#1,255 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
National
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Hill and the region

Centroid at 47.1162, -122.3009 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Hill scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Hill
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,685 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Hill
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Hill
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Hill
5.1

How South Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0731205.2South Hillparent city5.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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)

  • 116Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 5.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.5%Peak (2008)
  • 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53053073120
Filings climbed 143% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 64Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.88×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Hill

Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,685, 19% below the South Hill average.

53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Pierce County average of 47.5%. It sits 0.9 points below the Pierce County average of 5.7.

Court records carry 116 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2008 at 12.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $106,875.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053073120

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053073120?

Census tract 53053073120 in South Hill scores 4.8/10 (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 53053073120?

Median gross rent is $1,685/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053073120?

7.1% of residents in tract 53053073120 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,453.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053073120?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 72th, minority 53th, housing 37th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053073120?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053073120 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.12% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 53053073120 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.88× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 53053073120 compare to South Hill overall?

Tract 53053073120 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of South Hill at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Hill

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

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