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Sprague Union District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Spokane

Tract 53063014500 · Spokane County, WA · pop 2,199 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Eviction risk in the Sprague Union District area of Spokane centers on tract 53063014500, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,199 residents. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $813 monthly, set against $44,655 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 36% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,042
Renter share71.2%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate33.5%
Median income$44,655

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Sprague Union District
Very High
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7 of 66 tracts In Spokane
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#10 of 130 tracts In Spokane County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6620, -117.3740 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sprague Union District scores 7.8

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
33.5% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$813 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Sprague Union District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sprague Union District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.87.8This tracttract 014500Spokane: 6.76.7Spokaneparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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)

  • 90Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 5.66%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.3%Peak (2014)
  • 31Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530630145002014: 37 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2015: 22 filings (4.33/100 renter HHs)2016: 31 filings (5.37/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sprague Union District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sprague Union District

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Spokane County average of 5.1 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 94th 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 90 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2014.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53063014500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063014500?

Census tract 53063014500 in the Sprague Union District neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 53063014500?

Median gross rent is $813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063014500?

33.5% of residents in tract 53063014500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,199.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063014500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 54th, minority 40th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 53063014500 considered part of Sprague Union District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063014500 fall within Sprague Union District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53063014500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 90 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53063014500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.66% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53063014500 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063014500 scores 7.8/10, higher 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 53063014500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 25% 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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