Within neighborhood
86
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #622 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland
Tract 41051010602 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 1,963 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 41051010602 sits in the Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It has a population of 1,963 and an eviction-risk score of 7.7/10 (Elevated tier). 46% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 31% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $910/month against a median household income of $33,611 — roughly 32% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 53%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units1,310
Renter share98.1%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate39.2%
Median income$33,611
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 45.5185, -122.6749 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 7.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
39.2% poverty · this tract
9.8
Supply constraint
$910 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portland
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portland
8.5
How Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 2%Grade C
- 10%Grade D · redlined
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 · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 471Total filings 2020-21
- 6.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 41051010602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051010602?
Census tract 41051010602 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 41051010602?
Median gross rent is $910/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41051010602?
39.2% of residents in tract 41051010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,963.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41051010602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 7th, minority 49th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 41051010602 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051010602 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 41051010602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.80× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 41051010602 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 41051010602 scores 7.7/10 — lower than the parent city of Portland at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 41051010602 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 10% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portland
Top eight tracts in Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OR
University District
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Gateway
7.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Riverview
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Roseway
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
University District
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Lair Hill
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.6
/ 10 · High
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