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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Richland Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53005010300 · Benton County, WA · pop 5,744

Census tract 53005010300 runs through Richland. With 5,744 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,585 monthly, set against $81,379 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 19% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,220
Renter share34.5%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$81,379

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 15 tracts In Richland
High
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 45 tracts In Benton County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#667 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richland and the region

Centroid at 46.2866, -119.3089 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richland scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richland
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,585 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richland
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richland
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richland
4.9

How Richland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Richland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 010300Richland: 6.46.4Richlandparent cityCounty: 4.84.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

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)

  • 5Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.13%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak (2004)
  • 5Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richland

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Richland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Benton County average of 5.0 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 5 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.1% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53005010300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53005010300?

Census tract 53005010300 in Richland scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 53005010300?

Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53005010300?

17.6% of residents in tract 53005010300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,744.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53005010300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 44th, minority 48th, housing 33th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53005010300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 53005010300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.13% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53005010300 compare to Richland overall?

Tract 53005010300 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Richland at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richland

Top eight tracts in Richland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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