Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally
Salishan Eviction Risk: High , Tacoma
Tract 53053940006 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,778 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 53053940006 covers part of the Salishan area of Tacoma, WA, and scores 8.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,778 residents. At $911 a month, rents run 46% under what the rest of Tacoma commands.
Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,297
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate33.7%
Median income$55,536
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.2154, -122.4012 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salishan scores 8.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
33.7% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$911 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 163Total filings over 11 yrs
- 2.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2012)
- 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 220% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 100Total filings 2020-21
- 1.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Salishan. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salishan
It sits 2.7 points above the Pierce County average of 5.7. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.4/10.
19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Running hot, local political climate reads 7.8/10. Court records carry 163 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2012 at 7.3% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 93rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.2/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053940006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053940006?
Census tract 53053940006 in the Salishan neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53053940006?
Median gross rent is $911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053940006?
33.7% of residents in tract 53053940006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,778.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053940006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 98th, minority 88th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 53053940006 considered part of Salishan?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053940006 fall within Salishan (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053940006?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 163 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053940006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.50% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053940006 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.83× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053940006 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053940006 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of Tacoma at 7/10. 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.
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