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Eviction Risk in Rockwood , Gresham

2 census tracts · pop 10,014 · pop-weighted composite 7.0/10 · range 6.9–7.0

Rockwood is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Gresham with 2 census tracts and a population of 10,014 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 63% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 39% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,257/month sits 21% lower than the Gresham citywide median ($1,586).

Eviction Risk
7.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
63%
39% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,257
Median household income
$53,675
24.2% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Rockwood vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Rockwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Rockwood: 7.07.0RockwoodNeighborhoodParent city: 7.47.4Parent cityhost cityState: 6.66.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · OR
Albina
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 19.6K
Peer · OR
Arleta
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
7 tracts · pop. 34.0K
Peer · OR
Centennial
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 24.7K
Peer · OR
Gilbert
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
4 tracts · pop. 20.0K
Comparison

Rockwood vs Gresham

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.0 -5%
Gresham: 7.4
Rent burden
63.0% +83%
Gresham: 34.4%
Median gross rent
$1,257 -21%
Gresham: $1,586
Median HH income
$53,675 -27%
Gresham: $73,608
Poverty rate
24.2% +91%
Gresham: 12.7%
Renter share
45.0% +2%
Gresham: 44.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Rockwood

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 9,935 residents across all tracts in Rockwood. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 28.3% White (non-Hispanic): 52.6% Black (non-Hispanic): 2.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 11.3% Other / Multiracial: 5.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 28.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 52.6%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 2.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 11.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 5.6%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Rockwood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
41051009606 7.0 5,369 49% $1,319
41051009704 6.9 4,645 79% $1,185
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 91%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 68%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Rockwood

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,939Total filings (sum)
  • 10.43%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.8%Peak year (2006)
  • 9.29%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 892Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.1Avg monthly observed
  • 5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.11×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).

Frequently asked

About Rockwood

What is the eviction-risk score for Rockwood?

Rockwood scores 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Rockwood compare to Gresham overall?

Rockwood scores 0.4 points lower than Gresham overall (7.4/10). Rent burden: 63% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,257 vs $1,586.

What is the median rent in Rockwood?

Median gross rent in Rockwood is $1,257/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Rockwood residents are renters?

45% of Rockwood households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Gresham). The neighborhood has 10,014 residents.

Is Rockwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Rockwood sits in the 92th 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.

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