2 census tracts · pop 11,441 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.9–8.2
Russell takes in 2 census tracts of Portland, OR, population 11,441. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
32% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 1,026 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 9.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #18 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland. At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,692, close to the Portland average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $73,645.
With little internal variation, 8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Russell vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Russell
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,026Total filings (sum)
5.64%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2009)
4.64%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
667Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg monthly observed
2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.50×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Russell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Russell?
Russell scores 8/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Russell compare to Portland overall?
Russell scores 0.3 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,692 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Russell?
Average gross rent in Russell is $1,692/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Russell residents are renters?
28% of Russell households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 11,441 residents.
Q5
Is Russell a high social-vulnerability area?
Russell sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Russell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Russell is census tract 41051009302 (score 8.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.9 to 8.2, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Russell for landlords?
Russell carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Russell?
Russell has 11,727 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.6%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
