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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 41051005101 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 3,802 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 41051005101 runs through the Chinatown neighborhood of Portland. With 3,802 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #8,685 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,780 monthly, set against $120,396 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 48% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,742
Renter share73.7%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$120,396

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 8 tracts In Chinatown
Very Low
Within parent city
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#122 of 168 tracts In Portland
Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#133 of 197 tracts In Multnomah County
Low
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#465 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 45.5333, -122.6795 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chinatown scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,780 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portland
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portland
8.5

How Chinatown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chinatown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 005101Portland: 8.18.1Portlandparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.74.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 469Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.21×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-07-01: 2 filings (0.40× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.17× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-07-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-08-01: 4 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 3 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2022-11-01: 11 filings (3.67× baseline)2022-12-01: 10 filings (2.50× baseline)2023-01-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2023-02-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 8 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 6 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 9 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-09-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.25× baseline)2023-11-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2024-01-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2024-02-01: 12 filings (12.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 10 filings (5.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 7 filings (3.50× baseline)2024-05-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 10 filings (3.33× baseline)2024-07-01: 23 filings (4.60× baseline)2024-08-01: 14 filings (2.33× baseline)2024-09-01: 14 filings (14.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 10 filings (2.50× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2024-12-01: 11 filings (2.75× baseline)2025-01-01: 14 filings (4.67× baseline)2025-02-01: 8 filings (8.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 16 filings (8.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 14 filings (7.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2025-07-01: 10 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 23 filings (3.83× baseline)2025-09-01: 6 filings (6.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 16 filings (4.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 6 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 19 filings (4.75× baseline)2026-01-01: 16 filings (5.33× baseline)2026-02-01: 12 filings (12.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 12 filings (6.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 11 filings (5.50× baseline)2026-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chinatown

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength 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 Portland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Multnomah County average of 6.9 and above the Oregon statewide average of 6.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.21x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 41051005101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051005101?

Census tract 41051005101 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 41051005101?

Median gross rent is $1,780/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051005101?

11.0% of residents in tract 41051005101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,802.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051005101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 1th, minority 47th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 41051005101 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051005101 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41051005101 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.21× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 41051005101 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 41051005101 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portland

Top eight tracts in Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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