Eviction Risk in Benning , Washington
1 census tracts · pop 4,025 · pop-weighted composite 8.0/10 · range 8.0–8.0
Benning is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Washington with 1 census tract and a population of 4,025 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 8.0/10 (High tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 65% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 37% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,160/month sits 41% lower than the Washington citywide median ($1,954).
Benning vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Benning vs Washington
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,219 residents across all tracts in Benning. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 2.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 88%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
- Other / Multiracial 7.8%
1 tracts in Benning
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11001009603 | 8.0 | 4,025 | 65% | $1,160 |
CDC SVI percentile: 89
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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)
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
About Benning
What is the eviction-risk score for Benning?
Benning scores 8.0/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Benning compare to Washington overall?
Benning scores 1.0 points lower than Washington overall (9.0/10). Rent burden: 65% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,160 vs $1,954.
What is the median rent in Benning?
Median 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.
What percentage of Benning residents are renters?
66% of Benning households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Washington). The neighborhood has 4,025 residents.
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.