1 census tracts · pop 4,894 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10
· range 9.1–9.1
Wilkes maps to a single census tract in Portland, OR, population 4,894. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.1/10, in the High tier. 39% 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.
61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Portland rate of 31.4%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $68,051 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 1,515 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 21.5% of renter households. At $1,823 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Portland commands. The most recent observed rate, 12.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Riverview and Portsmouth.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wilkes vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wilkes
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,515Total filings (sum)
14.83%Avg annual filing rate
21.5%Peak year (2009)
11.99%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
425Total filings 2020-21
5.5Avg monthly observed
8.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Wilkes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilkes?
Wilkes scores 9.1/10 (High 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 Wilkes compare to Portland overall?
Wilkes scores 1.4 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,823 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilkes?
Average gross rent in Wilkes is $1,823/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilkes residents are renters?
38% of Wilkes households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 4,894 residents.
Q5
Is Wilkes a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilkes sits in the 89th 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.
Q6
How safe is Wilkes for landlords?
Wilkes carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wilkes?
Wilkes has 4,955 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
