1 census tracts · pop 4,730 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Fort Nisqually maps to a single census tract in Tacoma, WA and houses 4,730 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 42%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Tacoma baseline of 32.4%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $2,553, 52% above the Tacoma average of $1,676.
The voucher gap is 24.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 73 evictions logged in this tract.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 2.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Tacoma, it ranks #18 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Tahoma Narrows and Salmon Beach.
One tract means one number: 6.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fort Nisqually vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fort Nisqually
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
73Total filings (sum)
1.19%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2004)
0.44%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
26Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Fort Nisqually
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fort Nisqually?
Fort Nisqually scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fort Nisqually compare to Tacoma overall?
Fort Nisqually scores 0.1 points lower than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,553 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fort Nisqually?
Average gross rent in Fort Nisqually is $2,553/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fort Nisqually residents are renters?
41% of Fort Nisqually households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 4,730 residents.
Q5
Is Fort Nisqually a high social-vulnerability area?
Fort Nisqually sits in the 40th 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.
Q6
How safe is Fort Nisqually for landlords?
Fort Nisqually carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Tacoma as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fort Nisqually?
Fort Nisqually has 5,062 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.8%), Other / Multiracial (10.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
