7 census tracts · pop 24,499 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.4–7.3
Hillyard is a 7-tract suburb of Spokane, WA, population 24,499. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Spokane baseline of 31.6%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24% 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 poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 195 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 7.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane. The closest comparables inside the same city are Shiloh Hills and Garfield.
Its 7 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,246, close to the Spokane average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $56,262.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Hillyard vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hillyard
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
195Total filings (sum)
3.99%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak year (2014)
2.94%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Hillyard
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillyard?
Hillyard scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Hillyard compare to Spokane overall?
Hillyard scores 1.1 points higher than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,246 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillyard?
Average gross rent in Hillyard is $1,246/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillyard residents are renters?
33% of Hillyard households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 24,499 residents.
Q5
Is Hillyard a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillyard sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Hillyard have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hillyard is census tract 53063001600 (score 7.3/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 7.3, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Hillyard for landlords?
Hillyard carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Hillyard?
Hillyard has 26,864 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Other / Multiracial (9.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
