Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
West Richland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53005010708 · Benton County, WA · pop 4,438 · 93% of tract blocks fall in West Richland
Tract 53005010708 sits in West Richland eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Population here is 4,438. The voucher gap is 40.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,485
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$144,844
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Richland and the region
Centroid at 46.2932, -119.3528 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Richland scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Richland
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,107 rent vs county FMR
9.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Richland
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Richland
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Richland
4.3
How West Richland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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
- 4.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%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 West Richland
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. It sits 2.2 points below the Benton County average of 5.2. Running hot, supply constraint reads 9/10.
Average gross rent is $2,107, 33% above the West Richland average. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The filing record is not thin: 5 evictions over 1 years of observation.
Filings peaked in 2004 at 4.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.9% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005010708
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005010708?
Census tract 53005010708 in West Richland scores 3/10 (Lower 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 53005010708?
Median gross rent is $2,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005010708?
4.2% of residents in tract 53005010708 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,438.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005010708?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 69th, minority 41th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005010708?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005010708 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.85% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53005010708 compare to West Richland overall?
Tract 53005010708 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of West Richland at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West 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 West Richland
Top eight tracts in West Richland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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