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Chinatown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 41051005101 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 3,802 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 41051005101 in the Chinatown area of Portland, OR reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,802. Cost burden runs 36% here against 49.7% across Multnomah County.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 48% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,742
Renter share73.7%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$120,396

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 8 tracts In Chinatown
Very Low
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#119 of 168 tracts In Portland
Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#133 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 45.5333, -122.6795 · 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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,780 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 0051017.7Portlandparent city7.4Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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)

  • 469Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.21×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. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.

74% 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. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10. Against the Multnomah County average of 7.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $120,396, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,780, close to the Portland average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 41051005101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051005101?

Census tract 41051005101 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 41051005101?

Median gross rent is $1,780/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051005101?

11.0% of residents in tract 41051005101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,802.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051005101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 1th, minority 47th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 41051005101 considered part of Chinatown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051005101 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41051005101 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.21× 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 41051005101 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 41051005101 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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