3 census tracts · pop 11,285 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Kennewick Civic Center takes in 3 census tracts of Kennewick, WA, population 11,285. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. 68% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Kennewick rate of 32.7%.
Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Set annual rent against average household income of $41,331 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 23 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 5.1% of renter households.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Kennewick, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 2.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 7.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Kennewick Civic Center vs KennewickHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kennewick Civic Center?
Kennewick Civic Center scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Kennewick Civic Center compare to Kennewick overall?
Kennewick Civic Center scores 1.4 points higher than Kennewick overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,174 vs $1,240.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kennewick Civic Center?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Kennewick Civic Center have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kennewick Civic Center is census tract 53005011201 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Kennewick Civic Center for landlords?
Kennewick eviction risk Civic Center carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kennewick as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kennewick Civic Center?
Kennewick Civic Center has 11,117 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.9%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
