Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 53005011802 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53005011802 · Benton County, WA · pop 2,797
Eviction risk in Benton centers on tract 53005011802, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,797 residents. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $924 a month while the average household earns $79,583 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,043
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$79,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benton County and the region
Centroid at 46.3905, -119.8021 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 53005011802 scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$924 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 53005011802 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 53005011802
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 set by Washington eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Benton County average of 5.0 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011802?
Census tract 53005011802 in Benton County scores 5/10 (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 53005011802?
Median gross rent is $924/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011802?
10.3% of residents in tract 53005011802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,797.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 54th, minority 67th, housing 75th.
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