Within neighborhood
29
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland
Tract 41051005001 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 3,253 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up the Chinatown area of Portland, census tract 41051005001 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #8,684 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,158 a month while the average household earns $121,607 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
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 parent city
26
th percentile
Low
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 45.5285, -122.6852 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 484Total filings 2020-21
- 6.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.32×Ratio to 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 score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 Portland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Multnomah County average of 6.9 and above the Oregon statewide average of 6.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.32x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
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 41051005001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051005001?
Census tract 41051005001 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 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 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 8.1/10. 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.
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Gateway
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
University District
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Powellhurst
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
University District
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · OR
Powellhurst
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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