7 census tracts · pop 23,231 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 3.8–7.3
The Y takes in 7 census tracts of Spokane, WA and houses 23,231 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 31.6% citywide, putting The Y 18.6% over its own city.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.8 to 7.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Average gross rent is $1,628, 34% above the Spokane average of $1,215.
The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
Court records carry 170 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The voucher gap is 12.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 4.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #15 of 21 neighborhoods in Spokane. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $86,447. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
The Y vs SpokaneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Y
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
170Total filings (sum)
2.65%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2015)
2.26%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About The Y
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Y?
The Y scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 The Y compare to Spokane overall?
The Y scores 0.5 points lower than Spokane overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,628 vs $1,215.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Y?
Average gross rent in The Y is $1,628/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Y residents are renters?
40% of The Y households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Spokane). The neighborhood has 23,231 residents.
Q5
Is The Y a high social-vulnerability area?
The Y sits in the 45th 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 The Y have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Y is census tract 53063011104 (score 7.3/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 7.3, a spread of 3.5 points.
Q7
How safe is The Y for landlords?
The Y carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Y?
The Y has 23,322 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
