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Eviction Risk in McKinley Hill , Tacoma

1 census tracts · pop 4,470 · pop-weighted composite 6.2/10 · range 6.2–6.2

McKinley Hill is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Tacoma with 1 census tract and a population of 4,470 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,428/month sits 15% lower than the Tacoma citywide median ($1,676).

Eviction Risk
6.2
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
59%
23% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,428
Median household income
$75,126
14.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

McKinley Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

McKinley Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0McKinley Hill: 6.26.2McKinley HillNeighborhoodParent city: 7.47.4Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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Same county, closest by composite score.

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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

McKinley Hill vs Tacoma

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.2 -16%
Tacoma: 7.4
Rent burden
59.4% +83%
Tacoma: 32.4%
Median gross rent
$1,428 -15%
Tacoma: $1,676
Median HH income
$75,126 -10%
Tacoma: $83,857
Poverty rate
14.9% +24%
Tacoma: 12.0%
Renter share
46.5% +5%
Tacoma: 44.2%
Where

Tract centroids in McKinley Hill

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 4,523 residents across all tracts in McKinley Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 22.8% White (non-Hispanic): 56.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 7.5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.7% Other / Multiracial: 11.9%
  • Hispanic / Latino 22.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 56.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 7.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 11.9%
Census tracts

1 tracts in McKinley Hill

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
53053062000 6.2 4,470 59% $1,428
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

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

Socioeconomic status 80%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 60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in McKinley Hill

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 302Total filings (sum)
  • 3.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak year (2005)
  • 2.74%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 86Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly observed
  • 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.76×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About McKinley Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for McKinley Hill?

McKinley Hill scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 McKinley Hill compare to Tacoma overall?

McKinley Hill scores 1.2 points lower than Tacoma overall (7.4/10). Rent burden: 59% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,428 vs $1,676.

What is the median rent in McKinley Hill?

Median gross rent in McKinley Hill is $1,428/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of McKinley Hill residents are renters?

47% of McKinley Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 4,470 residents.

Is McKinley Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

McKinley Hill sits in the 81th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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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