2 census tracts · pop 10,576 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.1–7.6
North Central is a 2-tract suburb of Gresham, OR and houses 10,576 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 64% against 34.4% citywide, putting North Central 29.6% over its own city.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.1 to 7.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 7.3/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 835 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 13.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Gresham, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Central City and Wilkes East. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,555, close to the Gresham average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
North Central vs GreshamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in North Central
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
835Total filings (sum)
7.51%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak year (2000)
4.70%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
613Total filings 2020-21
4.0Avg monthly observed
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.07×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About North Central
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Central?
North Central scores 6.9/10 (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 North Central compare to Gresham overall?
North Central scores 0.5 points higher than Gresham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,555 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Central?
Average gross rent in North Central is $1,555/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Central residents are renters?
53% of North Central households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Gresham). The neighborhood has 10,576 residents.
Q5
Is North Central a high social-vulnerability area?
North Central sits in the 96th 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 North Central have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in North Central is census tract 41051010101 (score 7.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 7.6, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is North Central for landlords?
North Central carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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 Gresham as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of North Central?
North Central has 10,629 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.8%), Hispanic / Latino (35.4%), Other / Multiracial (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
