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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Kennewick Civic Center Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53005011401 · Benton County, WA · pop 3,698 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 53005011401, home to 3,698 residents in the Kennewick Civic Center area of Kennewick, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,275 a month against an average household income of $56,842 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 17% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,346
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$56,842

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Kennewick Civic Center
Very Low
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 16 tracts In Kennewick
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 45 tracts In Benton County
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#173 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kennewick and the region

Centroid at 46.1945, -119.1193 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kennewick Civic Center scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,275 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Kennewick Civic Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kennewick Civic Center risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 011401Kennewick: 6.46.4Kennewickparent cityCounty: 4.84.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 23Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 5.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2004)
  • 23Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kennewick Civic Center. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kennewick Civic Center

The heaviest input here 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 above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 23 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2004.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53005011401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011401?

Census tract 53005011401 in the Kennewick Civic Center neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 53005011401?

Median gross rent is $1,275/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011401?

20.1% of residents in tract 53005011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,698.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 94th, minority 66th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 53005011401 considered part of Kennewick Civic Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011401 fall within Kennewick Civic Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.07% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53005011401 compare to Kennewick overall?

Tract 53005011401 scores 6.6/10, 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.

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