Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Prosser
Tract 53005011300 · Benton County, WA · pop 4,856 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53005011300 is a census tract in the Downtown area of Kennewick, WA. It scores 6.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,856 residents. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,566
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$71,111
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Prosser and the region
Centroid at 46.2089, -119.1125 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Prosser
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prosser
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prosser
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prosser
7.1
How Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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)
- 27Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2004)
- 27Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10. Against the Benton County average of 5.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.
Cost burden runs about half here against 42.8% across Benton County. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 19.8% against 11.3% nationally. Court records carry 27 eviction filings across 1 observed years. At $1,115 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Kennewick commands.
The worst year on record was 2004, when 3.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.9% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 83rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 9.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
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 53005011300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005011300?
Census tract 53005011300 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 53005011300?
Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53005011300?
14.5% of residents in tract 53005011300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,856.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53005011300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 90th, minority 72th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 53005011300 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53005011300 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005011300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005011300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.92% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53005011300 compare to Prosser overall?
Tract 53005011300 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Prosser at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prosser; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Prosser
Top eight tracts in Prosser ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Windsong
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Kennewick Civic Center
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Creekstone
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Canyon Lakes
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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South Highlands
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Highlands
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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