6 census tracts · pop 30,187 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 5–7.8
Central City takes in 6 census tracts of Gresham, OR and houses 30,187 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Gresham baseline of 34.4%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5 to 7.8, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 6,300 across 6 observed tracts. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 20.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Gresham, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are North Central and Wilkes East. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 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
6.7
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Central City vs GreshamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central City
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,300Total filings (sum)
8.39%Avg annual filing rate
20.7%Peak year (2013)
5.68%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,249Total filings 2020-21
5.2Avg monthly observed
4.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.36×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Central City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central City?
Central City scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Central City compare to Gresham overall?
Central City scores 0.3 points higher than Gresham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,567 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central City?
Average gross rent in Central City is $1,567/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central City residents are renters?
51% of Central City households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Gresham). The neighborhood has 30,187 residents.
Q5
Is Central City a high social-vulnerability area?
Central City sits in the 72nd 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 Central City have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central City is census tract 41051010001 (score 7.8/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 7.8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Central City for landlords?
Central City carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gresham as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central City?
Central City has 30,029 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.4%), Hispanic / Latino (19.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
