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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Chinatown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 41051005001 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 3,253 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

41051005001 is a census tract in the Chinatown area of Portland, OR. It scores 6.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,253. Against Multnomah County at 49.7%, 34% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 51% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,533
Renter share77.8%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$121,607

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Chinatown
Low
Within parent city
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#123 of 168 tracts In Portland
Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#132 of 197 tracts In Multnomah County
Low
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#326 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 45.5285, -122.6852 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chinatown scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,158 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portland
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portland
8.5

How Chinatown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chinatown risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.8This tracttract 0050017.7Portlandparent city7.4Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 484Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 3.32×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Chinatown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chinatown

The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.

78% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. At $2,158 a month, rents run 30% over what the rest of Portland commands. 21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.3% against 31.5% nationally.

Against the Multnomah County average of 7.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $121,607.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 41051005001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051005001?

Census tract 41051005001 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 41051005001?

Median gross rent is $2,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051005001?

11.3% of residents in tract 41051005001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,253.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051005001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 1th, minority 40th, housing 69th.
Q5

Is tract 41051005001 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051005001 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41051005001 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 3.32× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 41051005001 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 41051005001 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portland

Top eight tracts in Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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