Eviction Risk in Downtown , Prosser
3 census tracts · pop 13,388 · pop-weighted composite 5.4/10 · range 5.1–5.6
Downtown is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Prosser with 3 census tracts and a population of 13,388 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $966/month sits 2% higher than the Prosser citywide median ($944).
Downtown vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Downtown vs Prosser
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 13,062 residents across all tracts in Downtown. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 54%
- White (non-Hispanic) 42.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
- Other / Multiracial 1.9%
3 tracts in Downtown
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53005011300 | 5.6 | 4,856 | 49% | $1,115 |
| 53005011701 | 5.4 | 3,068 | 44% | $798 |
| 53005011702 | 5.1 | 5,464 | 36% | $929 |
CDC SVI percentile: 86
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 27Total filings (sum)
- 3.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak year (2004)
- 3.92%Latest filed (2004)
About Downtown
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Downtown compare to Prosser overall?
Downtown scores 0.0 points higher than Prosser overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 43% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $966 vs $944.
What is the median rent in Downtown?
Median gross rent in Downtown is $966/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
36% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Prosser). The neighborhood has 13,388 residents.
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 86th 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.