Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
Gateway Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland
Tract 41051008001 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 3,246 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 41051008001 covers part of the Gateway area of Portland, OR, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,246. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,399
Renter share32.3%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$78,011
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 45.5404, -122.5543 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gateway scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,760 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Gateway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 430Total filings over 16 yrs
- 4.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2014)
- 16Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 24% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 170Total filings 2020-21
- 2.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.68×Ratio to 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 Gateway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gateway
The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.1/10.
Cost burden runs 56% here against 49.7% across Multnomah County. The filing record is not thin: 430 evictions over 16 years of observation.
Filings peaked in 2014 at 6.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the OR average is 6.1, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
It tracks the Multnomah County average of 7.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,760, close to the Portland average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 41051008001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051008001?
Census tract 41051008001 in the Gateway neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 41051008001?
Median gross rent is $1,760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41051008001?
4.5% of residents in tract 41051008001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,246.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41051008001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 89th, minority 62th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 41051008001 considered part of Gateway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051008001 fall within Gateway (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051008001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 430 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051008001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.27% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 41051008001 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.68× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 41051008001 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 41051008001 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 7.7/10. 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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University District
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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University District
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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Ladd's Addition
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · OR
Gilbert
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · OR
Gilbert
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · OR
Gateway
9.1
/ 10 · Very High
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