Lincoln International District Eviction Risk: Elevated
2 census tracts · pop 7,283 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.4–7.5
Lincoln International District is a 2-tract neighborhood of Tacoma, WA, population 7,283. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 49% against 32.4% citywide, putting Lincoln International District 17.0% over its own city.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 271 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,430, 15% below the Tacoma average of $1,676. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 5.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.8% in 2015 against a 5.9% peak.
That places it #16 of 23 neighborhoods in Tacoma. The closest comparables inside the same city are 6th Avenue and Lincoln.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,358.
With little internal variation, 7.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lincoln International District vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lincoln International District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
271Total filings (sum)
4.73%Avg annual filing rate
5.9%Peak year (2006)
6.84%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
127Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Lincoln International District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lincoln International District?
Lincoln International District scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Lincoln International District compare to Tacoma overall?
Lincoln International District scores 0.4 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,430 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lincoln International District?
Average gross rent in Lincoln International District is $1,430/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lincoln International District residents are renters?
38% of Lincoln International District households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 7,283 residents.
Q5
Is Lincoln International District a high social-vulnerability area?
Lincoln International District sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lincoln International District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lincoln International District is census tract 53053061800 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 7.5, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Lincoln International District for landlords?
Lincoln International District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lincoln International District?
Lincoln International District has 7,363 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53%), Hispanic / Latino (15%), Other / Multiracial (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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