6 census tracts · pop 25,852 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.3–8.3
Hawthorne takes in 6 census tracts of Portland, OR and houses 25,852 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Portland rate of 31.4%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.3 to 8.3, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. 17% 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.
Filings are well documented here: 1,568 across 6 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 8.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #39 by risk, the lower third. Against average income of $112,145, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,683, close to the Portland 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
6 tracts · population-weighted
Hawthorne vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hawthorne
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,568Total filings (sum)
2.08%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2003)
0.81%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
782Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.89×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Hawthorne
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hawthorne?
Hawthorne scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Hawthorne compare to Portland overall?
Hawthorne scores 0.8 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,683 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hawthorne?
Average gross rent in Hawthorne is $1,683/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hawthorne residents are renters?
44% of Hawthorne households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 25,852 residents.
Q5
Is Hawthorne a high social-vulnerability area?
Hawthorne sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Hawthorne have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hawthorne is census tract 41051001801 (score 8.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 8.3, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Hawthorne for landlords?
Hawthorne carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Portland as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hawthorne?
Hawthorne has 25,855 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
