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Salishan Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tacoma

Tract 53053062300 · Pierce County, WA · pop 5,946 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 53053062300 sits in the Salishan neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington. It has a population of 5,946 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 30% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,706/month against a median household income of $82,679 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 11% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units2,184

Renter share23.2%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate11.5%

Median income$82,679

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tacoma and the region

Centroid at 47.2142, -122.4168 · click any tract to drill in

Why Salishan scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Tacoma

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

11.5% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,706 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Tacoma

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Tacoma

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Tacoma

7.5

How Salishan compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

59%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
54%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
46%Grade C
4%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

189Total filings over 11 yrs
3.71%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak (2004)
12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 — 2015

Filings dropped 50% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

49Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly (observed)
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 53053062300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053062300?

Census tract 53053062300 in the Salishan neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53053062300?

Median gross rent is $1,706/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053062300?

11.5% of residents in tract 53053062300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,946.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053062300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 68th, minority 67th, housing 54th.

Is tract 53053062300 considered part of Salishan?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053062300 fall within Salishan (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053062300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 189 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053062300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.71% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 53053062300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.

How does tract 53053062300 compare to Tacoma overall?

Tract 53053062300 scores 6.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 53053062300 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 4% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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