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Eviction Risk in Kennewick Civic Center , Kennewick

3 census tracts · pop 11,285 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 5.8–6.2

Kennewick Civic Center is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Kennewick with 3 census tracts and a population of 11,285 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 68% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,174/month sits 5% lower than the Kennewick citywide median ($1,240).

Eviction Risk
6.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
68%
35% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,174
Median household income
$41,331
27.1% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Kennewick Civic Center vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Kennewick Civic Center score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Kennewick Civic Ce: 6.06.0Kennewick Civic CeNeighborhoodParent city: 5.55.5Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Creekstone
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.2K
Peer · WA
Highlands
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.1K
Peer · WA
Downtown
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 13.4K
Comparison

Kennewick Civic Center vs Kennewick

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.0 +9%
Kennewick: 5.5
Rent burden
68.1% +108%
Kennewick: 32.7%
Median gross rent
$1,174 -5%
Kennewick: $1,240
Median HH income
$41,331 -43%
Kennewick: $72,867
Poverty rate
27.1% +95%
Kennewick: 13.9%
Renter share
75.0% +94%
Kennewick: 38.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Kennewick Civic Center

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 11,117 residents across all tracts in Kennewick Civic Center. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 50.7% White (non-Hispanic): 41.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.8% Other / Multiracial: 3.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 50.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 41.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.6%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Kennewick Civic Center

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
53005011202 6.2 3,283 60% $953
53005011201 5.9 4,304 76% $1,257
53005011401 5.8 3,698 66% $1,275
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 97

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Kennewick Civic Center

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 23Total filings (sum)
  • 5.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak year (2004)
  • 5.07%Latest filed (2004)
Frequently asked

About Kennewick Civic Center

What is the eviction-risk score for Kennewick Civic Center?

Kennewick Civic Center scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Kennewick Civic Center compare to Kennewick overall?

Kennewick Civic Center scores 0.5 points higher than Kennewick overall (5.5/10). Rent burden: 68% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $1,174 vs $1,240.

What is the median rent in Kennewick Civic Center?

Median gross rent in Kennewick eviction risk Civic Center is $1,174/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Kennewick Civic Center residents are renters?

75% of Kennewick Civic Center households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kennewick). The neighborhood has 11,285 residents.

Is Kennewick Civic Center a high social-vulnerability area?

Kennewick Civic Center sits in the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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