1 census tracts · pop 3,367 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Oak Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Portland, OR and houses 3,367 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,972, 19% above the Portland average of $1,655. The filing record is not thin: 218 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2000 at 4.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #43 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland. Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $99,738.
One tract means one number: 6.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Creek vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
218Total filings (sum)
2.47%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2000)
0.95%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
64Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.68×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Oak Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Creek?
Oak Creek scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Oak Creek compare to Portland overall?
Oak Creek scores 1.0 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,972 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Creek?
Average gross rent in Oak Creek is $1,972/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Creek residents are renters?
26% of Oak Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 3,367 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Creek sits in the 35th 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
How safe is Oak Creek for landlords?
Oak Creek carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Creek?
Oak Creek has 3,303 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
