2 census tracts · pop 10,751 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.6–6.3
Northeast Tacoma spans 2 census tracts of Tacoma, WA and houses 10,751 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Tacoma rate of 32.4%.
At $2,260 a month, rents sit 35% over what the rest of Tacoma commands. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 136 across 2 observed tracts. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Tacoma, it ranks #24 by risk, the lower third.
Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $127,817.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northeast Tacoma vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northeast Tacoma
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
136Total filings (sum)
2.62%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2012)
2.74%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
32Total filings 2020-21
0.2Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Northeast Tacoma
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northeast Tacoma?
Northeast Tacoma scores 6/10 (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 Northeast Tacoma compare to Tacoma overall?
Northeast Tacoma scores 1.0 points lower than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,260 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northeast Tacoma?
Average gross rent in Northeast Tacoma eviction risk is $2,260/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northeast Tacoma residents are renters?
12% of Northeast Tacoma households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 10,751 residents.
Q5
Is Northeast Tacoma a high social-vulnerability area?
Northeast Tacoma sits in the 32nd 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
Which tracts in Northeast Tacoma have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northeast Tacoma is census tract 53053940005 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.3, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Northeast Tacoma for landlords?
Northeast Tacoma eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northeast Tacoma?
Northeast Tacoma has 11,058 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.8%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
