Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Richland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53005010300 · Benton County, WA · pop 5,744
Tract 53005010300 sits in Richland eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. Population here is 5,744. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,220
Renter share34.5%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$81,379
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richland and the region
Centroid at 46.2866, -119.3089 · click any tract to drill in
Why Richland scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Richland
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,585 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richland
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richland
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richland
4.9
How Richland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
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)
- 5Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.1%Peak (2004)
- 5Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Richland
The filing record is not thin: 5 evictions over 1 years of observation. Against the Benton County average of 5.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
Filings peaked in 2004 at 1.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 45% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,585, close to the Richland average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $81,379. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005010300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005010300?
Census tract 53005010300 in Richland scores 5.9/10 (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 53005010300?
Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005010300?
17.6% of residents in tract 53005010300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,744.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005010300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 44th, minority 48th, housing 33th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005010300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005010300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.13% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53005010300 compare to Richland overall?
Tract 53005010300 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Richland at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Richland
Top eight tracts in Richland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Gold Coast District
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53005010600
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Tri-Cities Research District
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Gold Coast District
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53005010400
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
53005012000
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Richland Wye
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Tri-Cities Research District
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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