3 census tracts · pop 10,750 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 5.3–7.3
Emerson spans 3 census tracts of Spokane, WA, population 10,750. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. Against a Spokane baseline of 31.6%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.3 to 7.3, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Filings are well documented here: 269 across 3 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Average gross rent is $1,050, 14% below the Spokane average of $1,215. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 7.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Spokane, it ranks #10 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, South Perry District and Garland District score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $58,385. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Emerson vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Emerson
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
269Total filings (sum)
4.02%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak year (2015)
3.23%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Emerson
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Emerson?
Emerson scores 6.3/10 (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 Emerson compare to Spokane overall?
Emerson scores 0.4 points higher than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,050 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Emerson?
Average gross rent in Emerson is $1,050/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Emerson residents are renters?
43% of Emerson households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 10,750 residents.
Q5
Is Emerson a high social-vulnerability area?
Emerson sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Emerson have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Emerson is census tract 53063002000 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 7.3, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Emerson for landlords?
Emerson carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 Spokane as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Emerson?
Emerson has 10,267 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Other / Multiracial (8.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
