5 census tracts · pop 17,348 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.3–8.4
Whiteaker spans 5 census tracts of Eugene, OR and houses 17,348 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.4/10, in the High tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Eugene rate of 35.1%.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. At $1,023 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Eugene commands.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Court records carry 3,670 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 14.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in Eugene. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 5 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
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
8.4
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Whiteaker vs EugeneHow 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 & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whiteaker
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,670Total filings (sum)
4.00%Avg annual filing rate
14.3%Peak year (2007)
2.63%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,116Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.18×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene, OR).
Frequently asked
About Whiteaker
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whiteaker?
Whiteaker scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 5 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 Whiteaker compare to Eugene overall?
Whiteaker scores 1.4 points higher than Eugene overall (7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,023 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whiteaker?
Average gross rent in Whiteaker is $1,023/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whiteaker residents are renters?
74% of Whiteaker households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Eugene). The neighborhood has 17,348 residents.
Q5
Is Whiteaker a high social-vulnerability area?
Whiteaker sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Whiteaker have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whiteaker is census tract 41039004502 (score 8.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.3 to 8.4, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Whiteaker for landlords?
Whiteaker carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Eugene as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whiteaker?
Whiteaker has 17,303 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.2%), Hispanic / Latino (16.9%), Other / Multiracial (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
