Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally
Whiteaker Eviction Risk: Elevated , Eugene
Tract 41039004502 · Lane County, OR · pop 3,561 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 41039004502 covers Whiteaker in Eugene, home to 3,561 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,109 monthly, set against $37,757 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,859
Renter share80.2%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate27.8%
Median income$37,757
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eugene and the region
Centroid at 44.0488, -123.1100 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whiteaker scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eugene
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
27.8% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,109 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eugene
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eugene
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eugene
7.5
How Whiteaker compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 499Total filings over 16 yrs
- 2.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2005)
- 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 39% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 173Total filings 2020-21
- 2.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.30×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Eugene, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whiteaker. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whiteaker
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Eugene eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lane County average of 6.1 and above the Oregon statewide average of 6.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.30x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 41039004502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41039004502?
Census tract 41039004502 in the Whiteaker neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 41039004502?
Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41039004502?
27.8% of residents in tract 41039004502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,561.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41039004502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 12th, minority 45th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 41039004502 considered part of Whiteaker?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41039004502 fall within Whiteaker (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41039004502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 499 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41039004502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.58% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 41039004502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.30× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene eviction risk, OR), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 41039004502 compare to Eugene overall?
Tract 41039004502 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Eugene at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eugene eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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7.9
/ 10 · High
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7.8
/ 10 · High
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7.8
/ 10 · High
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7.8
/ 10 · High
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7.6
/ 10 · High
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7.5
/ 10 · High
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