Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Pasco Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53021020201 · Franklin County, WA · pop 2,166 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 53021020201 covers part of the Downtown Pasco area of Pasco, WA, and scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,166. Adults with no health insurance runs 35.6% against 11.3% nationally.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 43% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units508

Renter share62.6%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate19.5%

Median income$60,263

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pasco and the region

Centroid at 46.2313, -119.1008 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Pasco scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pasco

4.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

19.5% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$858 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pasco

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pasco

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pasco

6.5

How Downtown Pasco compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

99%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Pasco. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Pasco

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. Average gross rent is $858, 30% below the Pasco average.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.6/10. Cost burden runs 31% here against 38.9% across Franklin County. It sits 1.1 points above the Franklin County average of 5.5.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7/10. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $60,263, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53021020201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53021020201?

Census tract 53021020201 in the Downtown Pasco 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.

What is the average rent in tract 53021020201?

Median gross rent is $858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53021020201?

19.5% of residents in tract 53021020201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,166.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53021020201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 92th, minority 95th, housing 83th.

Is tract 53021020201 considered part of Downtown Pasco?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53021020201 fall within Downtown Pasco (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53021020201 compare to Pasco overall?

Tract 53021020201 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Pasco at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pasco eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pasco

Top eight tracts in Pasco ranked by composite eviction-risk score.