Eviction Risk in Portsmouth , Portland
1 census tracts · pop 7,935 · pop-weighted composite 7.6/10 · range 7.6–7.6
Portsmouth is a white-black neighborhood in Portland with 1 census tract and a population of 7,935 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 36% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,442/month sits 13% lower than the Portland citywide median ($1,655).
Portsmouth vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Portsmouth vs Portland
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 7,710 residents across all tracts in Portsmouth. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 16.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 45.6%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 20.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 8.5%
- Other / Multiracial 9.1%
1 tracts in Portsmouth
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41051004003 | 7.6 | 7,935 | 53% | $1,442 |
CDC SVI percentile: 94
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Portsmouth
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 327Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly observed
- 3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.16×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
About Portsmouth
What is the eviction-risk score for Portsmouth?
Portsmouth scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Portsmouth compare to Portland overall?
Portsmouth scores 0.6 points lower than Portland overall (8.2/10). Rent burden: 53% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,442 vs $1,655.
What is the median rent in Portsmouth?
Median gross rent in Portsmouth is $1,442/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Portsmouth residents are renters?
43% of Portsmouth households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 7,935 residents.
Is Portsmouth a high social-vulnerability area?
Portsmouth sits in the 94th 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.