Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Whiteaker Eviction Risk: Elevated , Eugene
Tract 41039004403 · Lane County, OR · pop 5,164 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Whiteaker neighborhood of Eugene anchors census tract 41039004403, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,673 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $979 a month against an average household income of $47,442 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,398
Renter share66.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$47,442
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eugene and the region
Centroid at 44.0437, -123.1251 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whiteaker scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eugene
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eugene
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eugene
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eugene
7.5
How Whiteaker compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
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)
- 785Total filings over 16 yrs
- 3.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2007)
- 50Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 310Total filings 2020-21
- 4.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Eugene, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whiteaker. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whiteaker
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Eugene eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lane County average of 6.1 and above the Oregon statewide average of 6.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 785 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 41039004403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41039004403?
Census tract 41039004403 in the Whiteaker neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 41039004403?
Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41039004403?
20.4% of residents in tract 41039004403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,164.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41039004403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 85th, minority 44th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 41039004403 considered part of Whiteaker?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41039004403 fall within Whiteaker (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41039004403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 785 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41039004403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.48% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 41039004403 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene eviction risk, OR), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 41039004403 compare to Eugene overall?
Tract 41039004403 scores 6.9/10, lower than the parent city of Eugene at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eugene eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · High
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7.8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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