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Neighborhood · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Emerson Eviction Risk: High , Spokane

Tract 53063002000 · Spokane County, WA · pop 4,162 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 53063002000 sits in the Emerson neighborhood of Spokane eviction risk, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #34,615 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $982 monthly, set against $41,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 16% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,689
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate30.3%
Median income$41,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Emerson
Very High
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 66 tracts In Spokane
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 130 tracts In Spokane County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spokane and the region

Centroid at 47.6784, -117.4317 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerson scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spokane
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
30.3% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$982 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spokane
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spokane
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spokane
5.5

How Emerson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.18.1This tracttract 002000Spokane: 6.76.7Spokaneparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 177Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 6.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2015)
  • 45Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2014 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530630020002014: 63 filings (7.16/100 renter HHs)2015: 69 filings (7.84/100 renter HHs)2016: 45 filings (4.58/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Emerson. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerson

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Spokane eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Spokane County average of 5.1 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 177 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 6.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2015.

Part of this tract, about 4% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53063002000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53063002000?

Census tract 53063002000 in the Emerson neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High 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 53063002000?

Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53063002000?

30.3% of residents in tract 53063002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,162.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53063002000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 91th, minority 35th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 53063002000 considered part of Emerson?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53063002000 fall within Emerson (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53063002000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 177 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53063002000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.53% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53063002000 compare to Spokane overall?

Tract 53063002000 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Spokane at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spokane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 53063002000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 4% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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