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Emerson Eviction Risk: Moderate , Spokane

Tract 53063002100 · Spokane County, WA · pop 2,670 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Eviction risk in the Emerson area of Spokane centers on tract 53063002100, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,670 residents. That is riskier than about 22% of US census tracts.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $892 a month while the average household earns $76,569 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 19% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,063
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$76,569

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Emerson
Very Low
Within parent city
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 66 tracts In Spokane
Low
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 130 tracts In Spokane County
Moderate
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#446 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6786, -117.4420 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerson scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spokane
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$892 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spokane
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spokane
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spokane
5.5

How Emerson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 002100Spokane: 6.76.7Spokaneparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 29Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.8%Peak (2015)
  • 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530630021002014: 9 filings (1.50/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (1.83/100 renter HHs)2016: 9 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Emerson. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerson

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 5.5/10. 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 Spokane eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Spokane County average of 5.1 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 29 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2015.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53063002100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063002100?

Census tract 53063002100 in the Emerson neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 53063002100?

Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063002100?

5.0% of residents in tract 53063002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,670.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063002100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 6th, minority 29th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 53063002100 considered part of Emerson?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063002100 fall within Emerson (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53063002100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53063002100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.74% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53063002100 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063002100 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Spokane at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spokane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 53063002100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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