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Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Lacey Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53067011200 · Thurston County, WA · pop 5,928 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Lacey

Tract 53067011200 covers Lacey in Washington. Home to 5,928 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,564 a month while the average household earns $49,218 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 20% Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units2,760
Renter share70.1%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$49,218

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 15 tracts In Lacey
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 61 tracts In Thurston County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#159 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
National
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#6,289 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lacey and the region

Centroid at 47.0465, -122.8161 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lacey scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lacey
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,564 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lacey
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lacey
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lacey
6.5

How Lacey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lacey risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 011200Lacey: 6.96.9Laceyparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lacey

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lacey eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Thurston County average of 5.2 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53067011200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53067011200?

Census tract 53067011200 in Lacey scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53067011200?

Median gross rent is $1,564/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53067011200?

23.5% of residents in tract 53067011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,928.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53067011200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 64th, minority 59th, housing 99th.
Q5

How does tract 53067011200 compare to Lacey overall?

Tract 53067011200 scores 6.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Lacey at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lacey eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lacey

Top eight tracts in Lacey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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