2 census tracts · pop 13,096 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5–6.2
Martha Lake takes in 2 census tracts of Martha Lake, WA, population 13,096. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5 to 6.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 130 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Against a Martha Lake baseline of 29.3%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households.
Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $124,300, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,060, close to the Martha Lake average. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Martha Lake vs Martha LakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Martha Lake
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
130Total filings (sum)
1.68%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2017)
1.81%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Martha Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Martha Lake?
Martha Lake scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Martha Lake compare to Martha Lake overall?
Martha Lake scores 0.4 points lower than Martha Lake overall (6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,060 vs $2,185.
Q3
What is the average rent in Martha Lake?
Average gross rent in Martha Lake is $2,060/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Martha Lake residents are renters?
29% of Martha Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Martha Lake). The neighborhood has 13,096 residents.
Q5
Is Martha Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Martha Lake sits in the 40th 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 Martha Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Martha Lake is census tract 53061051804 (score 6.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 6.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Martha Lake for landlords?
Martha Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Martha Lake as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Martha Lake?
Martha Lake has 12,272 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.