4 census tracts · pop 13,191 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.3–7.3
Sprague Union District is a 4-tract neighborhood of Spokane, WA, population 13,191. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 31.6% citywide, putting Sprague Union District 15.5% over its own city.
21% 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. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 7.3. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Court records carry 290 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.3% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,102, 9% below the Spokane average of $1,215. That places it #9 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane.
Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $60,809. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.5 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
6.5
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Sprague Union District vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sprague Union District
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
290Total filings (sum)
3.75%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2016)
3.08%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Sprague Union District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sprague Union District?
Sprague Union District scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Sprague Union District compare to Spokane overall?
Sprague Union District scores 0.6 points higher than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,102 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sprague Union District?
Average gross rent in Sprague Union District is $1,102/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sprague Union District residents are renters?
39% of Sprague Union District households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 13,191 residents.
Q5
Is Sprague Union District a high social-vulnerability area?
Sprague Union District sits in the 67th 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 Sprague Union District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sprague Union District is census tract 53063003000 (score 7.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 7.3, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Sprague Union District for landlords?
Sprague Union District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Sprague Union District?
Sprague Union District has 13,313 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Other / Multiracial (10.8%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
