1 census tracts · pop 6,672 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Lakewood maps to a single census tract in Mill Creek, WA and houses 6,672 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 45%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 55% against 29.3% citywide, putting Lakewood 25.8% over its own city. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $3,002, 33% above the Mill Creek average of $2,249.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10.
The filing record is not thin: 41 evictions logged in this tract. The voucher gap is 12.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 1.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.7% in 2017 against a 1.1% peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Mill Creek, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third.
Only 22% 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. For a like-for-like read, Evergreen and Pembrook score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood vs Mill CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
41Total filings (sum)
0.97%Avg annual filing rate
1.1%Peak year (2014)
0.74%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Lakewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood?
Lakewood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Lakewood compare to Mill Creek overall?
Lakewood scores 1.1 points lower than Mill Creek overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $3,002 vs $2,249.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood?
Average gross rent in Lakewood eviction risk is $3,002/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood residents are renters?
22% of Lakewood households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Mill Creek). The neighborhood has 6,672 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood sits in the 41st 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
How safe is Lakewood for landlords?
Lakewood eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mill Creek as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood?
Lakewood has 6,683 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Other / Multiracial (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
