2 census tracts · pop 13,467 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 5.9–7.5
Irwin takes in 2 census tracts of Spokane Valley, WA, population 13,467. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
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. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.9 to 7.5. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Cost burden runs 38% against 31.1% citywide, putting Irwin 6.8% over its own city.
Filings are well documented here: 212 across 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.3% of renter households.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Spokane Valley, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 0.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Opportunity and Dishman.
Average gross rent runs $1,284, close to the Spokane Valley average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $67,850.
56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Irwin vs Spokane ValleyHow 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 & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Irwin
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
212Total filings (sum)
2.97%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2016)
3.19%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Irwin
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Irwin?
Irwin scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Irwin compare to Spokane Valley overall?
Irwin scores 0.7 points higher than Spokane Valley overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,284 vs $1,353.
Q3
What is the average rent in Irwin?
Average gross rent in Irwin is $1,284/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Irwin residents are renters?
56% of Irwin households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Spokane Valley). The neighborhood has 13,467 residents.
Q5
Is Irwin a high social-vulnerability area?
Irwin sits in the 60th 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 Irwin have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Irwin is census tract 53063011702 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.5, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Irwin for landlords?
Irwin carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Valley as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Irwin?
Irwin has 14,527 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
