1 census tracts · pop 4,025 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Benning is a one-tract neighborhood of Washington, DC, population 4,025. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, High tier. 65% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Washington rate of 28.6%.
Severe burden reaches 37%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,160, 41% below the Washington average of $1,954.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. SNAP participation is 38.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
19.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 4,033 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 80.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 37.9% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 113 mapped neighborhoods of Washington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 9.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Benning vs WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Benning
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,033Total filings (sum)
53.43%Avg annual filing rate
80.8%Peak year (2006)
37.86%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Benning
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.8%Housing insecurity
19.1%Utility shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
38.3%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Benning
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Benning?
Benning scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Benning compare to Washington overall?
Benning scores 0.8 points higher than Washington overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,160 vs $1,954.
Q3
What is the average rent in Benning?
Average gross rent in Benning is $1,160/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Benning residents are renters?
66% of Benning households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Washington). The neighborhood has 4,025 residents.
Q5
Is Benning a high social-vulnerability area?
Benning sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Benning for landlords?
Benning carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Washington as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Benning?
Benning has 4,219 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88%), Other / Multiracial (7.8%), Hispanic / Latino (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
