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Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Lacey Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53067012330 · Thurston County, WA · pop 6,033 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Lacey

Tract 53067012330, home to 6,033 residents in Lacey, scores 5.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #25,182 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,052 a month against an average household income of $78,401 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 23% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units2,513
Renter share69.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$78,401

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 15 tracts In Lacey
High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 61 tracts In Thurston County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#446 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#16,850 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lacey and the region

Centroid at 47.0571, -122.7532 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lacey scores 5.6

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
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$2,052 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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: 5.65.6This tracttract 012330Lacey: 6.96.9Laceyparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

What moves this score most 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 79th 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 53067012330

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53067012330?

Census tract 53067012330 in Lacey scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 53067012330?

Median gross rent is $2,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53067012330?

17.0% of residents in tract 53067012330 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,033.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53067012330?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 43th, minority 60th, housing 95th.
Q5

How does tract 53067012330 compare to Lacey overall?

Tract 53067012330 scores 5.6/10, lower than 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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