Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Richland Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53005010600 · Benton County, WA · pop 4,885
Census tract 53005010600 covers part of Richland, WA, and scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,885 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,884
Renter share62.4%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$62,899
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richland and the region
Centroid at 46.2600, -119.2649 · click any tract to drill in
Why Richland scores 6.2
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
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,266 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 14Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2004)
- 14Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Richland
Against the Benton County average of 5.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. 10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 14 evictions over 1 years of observation.
At $1,266 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of Richland commands. Filings peaked in 2004 at 1.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 1.9% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.9/10.
42% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $62,899.
62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005010600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005010600?
Census tract 53005010600 in Richland scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53005010600?
Median gross rent is $1,266/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005010600?
16.2% of residents in tract 53005010600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,885.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005010600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 74th, minority 43th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005010600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005010600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.87% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53005010600 compare to Richland overall?
Tract 53005010600 scores 6.2/10, 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
53005010300
5.9
/ 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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