Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Creekstone Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kennewick
Tract 53005011002 · Benton County, WA · pop 5,150 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 53005011002 runs through the Creekstone neighborhood of Kennewick. With 5,150 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,104 monthly, set against $54,789 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,922
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$54,789
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennewick and the region
Centroid at 46.2042, -119.1695 · click any tract to drill in
Why Creekstone scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kennewick
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,104 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kennewick
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kennewick
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kennewick
7.1
How Creekstone compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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)
- 25Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2004)
- 25Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Creekstone
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Kennewick eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Benton County average of 5.0 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011002?
Census tract 53005011002 in the Creekstone neighborhood 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 53005011002?
Median gross rent is $1,104/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011002?
13.0% of residents in tract 53005011002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,150.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 82th, minority 62th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011002 considered part of Creekstone?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011002 fall within Creekstone (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.40% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53005011002 compare to Kennewick overall?
Tract 53005011002 scores 6.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Kennewick at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kennewick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kennewick
Top eight tracts in Kennewick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Kennewick Civic Center
7.9
/ 10 · High
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Windsong
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Kennewick Civic Center
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
South Highlands
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Canyon Lakes
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Highlands
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Downtown
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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