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Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Merrill Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 41035970700 · Klamath County, OR · pop 2,304 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Merrill

Tract 41035970700 sits in Merrill, OR, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. Population here is 2,304. Against Klamath County at 43.7%, 14% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 30% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units873
Renter share34.8%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$68,885

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Merrill
Moderate
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 22 tracts In Klamath County
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#845 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Very Low
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Merrill and the region

Centroid at 42.0730, -121.6604 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merrill scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Merrill
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$821 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merrill
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merrill
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merrill
5.2

How Merrill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Merrill risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.6This tracttract 9707005.6Merrillparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 19Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.7%Peak (2013)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 41035970700
Filings climbed 33% over the past 5 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 39Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.85×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked South Bend, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Merrill

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. It sits 1.4 points below the Klamath County average of 6.0.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $821, 21% above the Merrill average. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.

Court records carry 19 eviction filings across 5 observed years. The worst year on record was 2013, when 1.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.5/10. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $68,885, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the OR average is 6.1, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 41035970700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41035970700?

Census tract 41035970700 in Merrill scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 41035970700?

Median gross rent is $821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41035970700?

9.4% of residents in tract 41035970700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,304.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41035970700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 88th, minority 52th, housing 67th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41035970700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 41035970700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.46% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41035970700 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (South Bend eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 41035970700 compare to Merrill overall?

Tract 41035970700 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Merrill at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merrill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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