Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally

Yakima Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53077001503 · Yakima County, WA · pop 4,853

Census tract 53077001503 covers part of Yakima, WA, and scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Adults with no health insurance runs 33.7% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 29% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,365

Renter share57.7%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate27.6%

Median income$40,553

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Yakima and the region

Centroid at 46.5915, -120.4891 · click any tract to drill in

Why Yakima scores 7.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Yakima

5.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

27.6% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$1,027 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Yakima

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Yakima

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Yakima

6.7

How Yakima compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

100%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Yakima

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. 25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Cost burden runs 49% here against 38.4% across Yakima County. It sits 1.8 points above the Yakima County average of 5.7.

The poverty rate is 28%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.7/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.7/10.

Average gross rent is $1,027, 8% below the Yakima average. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 10/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53077001503

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53077001503?

Census tract 53077001503 in Yakima scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53077001503?

Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53077001503?

27.6% of residents in tract 53077001503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,853.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53077001503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 95th, minority 81th, housing 95th.

How does tract 53077001503 compare to Yakima overall?

Tract 53077001503 scores 7.5/10, higher than the parent city of Yakima at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Yakima eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Yakima

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