2 census tracts · pop 11,696 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.1–7.4
Wilkes East spans 2 census tracts of Gresham, OR and houses 11,696 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 34.4% citywide, putting Wilkes East 26.3% over its own city.
37% 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. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 3,140 across 2 observed tracts. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 15.4% of renter households.
At $1,424 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Gresham commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 9.3% in 2016 against a 15.4% peak.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Gresham, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $56,520. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wilkes East vs GreshamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wilkes East
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,140Total filings (sum)
9.51%Avg annual filing rate
15.4%Peak year (2006)
9.29%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,234Total filings 2020-21
8.0Avg monthly observed
8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.99×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Wilkes East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilkes East?
Wilkes East scores 7.3/10 (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 Wilkes East compare to Gresham overall?
Wilkes East scores 0.9 points higher than Gresham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,424 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilkes East?
Average gross rent in Wilkes East is $1,424/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilkes East residents are renters?
50% of Wilkes East households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Gresham). The neighborhood has 11,696 residents.
Q5
Is Wilkes East a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilkes East sits in the 92nd 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 Wilkes East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wilkes East is census tract 41051009605 (score 7.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 7.4, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Wilkes East for landlords?
Wilkes East carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Wilkes East?
Wilkes East has 10,562 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.3%), Hispanic / Latino (28.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
