Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Olympia Eviction Risk: High

Tract 53067012223 · Thurston County, WA · pop 3,940 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Olympia

In Olympia, census tract 53067012223 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,381 a month against an average household income of $47,651 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 31% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units2,133

Renter share69.0%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate31.2%

Median income$47,651

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Olympia and the region

Centroid at 47.0576, -122.8504 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olympia scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Olympia

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

31.2% poverty · this tract

7.8

Supply constraint

$1,381 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Olympia

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Olympia

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Olympia

7.4

How Olympia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

84%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Olympia

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Olympia 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 88th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 53067012223

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53067012223?

Census tract 53067012223 in Olympia scores 8.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53067012223?

Median gross rent is $1,381/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53067012223?

31.2% of residents in tract 53067012223 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,940.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53067012223?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 83th, minority 37th, housing 89th.

How does tract 53067012223 compare to Olympia overall?

Tract 53067012223 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Olympia at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Olympia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Olympia

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