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Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Union Gap Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53077001400 · Yakima County, WA · pop 3,884 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Union Gap

53077001400 is a census tract in Union Gap, WA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,884 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 20% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,229
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$57,335

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Union Gap
Very Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 57 tracts In Yakima County
Low
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#1,084 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Union Gap and the region

Centroid at 46.5617, -120.4804 · click any tract to drill in

Why Union Gap scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Union Gap
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$878 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Union Gap
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Union Gap
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Union Gap
5.7

How Union Gap compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Union Gap risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 001400Union Gap: 5.95.9Union Gapparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 15Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.13%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak (2015)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Union Gap

21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.6/10.

Average gross rent is $878, 23% below the Union Gap average. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10.

Adults with no health insurance runs 20.8% against 11.3% nationally. Court records carry 15 eviction filings across 1 observed years.

The worst year on record was 2015, when 4.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Yakima County average of 5.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $57,335.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53077001400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53077001400?

Census tract 53077001400 in Union Gap scores 5.3/10 (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 53077001400?

Median gross rent is $878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53077001400?

6.6% of residents in tract 53077001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,884.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53077001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 75th, minority 71th, housing 92th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53077001400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53077001400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.13% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53077001400 compare to Union Gap overall?

Tract 53077001400 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Union Gap at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Union Gap; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Union Gap

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

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