Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Benton City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53005011900 · Benton County, WA · pop 6,631 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Benton City
Census tract 53005011900 covers part of Benton City, WA, and scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,631 residents. At $1,136 a month, rents run 34% over what the rest of Benton City commands.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,271
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$66,734
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benton City and the region
Centroid at 46.3233, -119.5822 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benton City scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Benton City
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,136 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Benton City
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Benton City
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Benton City
4.8
How Benton City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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
- 3.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.8%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 Benton City
The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 14 evictions over 1 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2004 at 3.8% of renter households.
In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10.
Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters. It tracks the Benton County average of 5.2 closely.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $66,734.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53005011900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011900?
Census tract 53005011900 in Benton City scores 4.8/10 (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 53005011900?
Median gross rent is $1,136/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011900?
12.8% of residents in tract 53005011900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,631.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 88th, minority 57th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.79% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53005011900 compare to Benton City overall?
Tract 53005011900 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Benton City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Benton City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Benton City
Top eight tracts in Benton City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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