Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Wilkes East Eviction Risk: Elevated , Gresham
Tract 41051009605 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 6,255 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 41051009605 covers part of the Wilkes East area of Gresham, OR, and scores 7.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,255. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,287
Renter share53.9%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$53,105
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gresham and the region
Centroid at 45.5345, -122.4865 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wilkes East scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gresham
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,536 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gresham
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gresham
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gresham
7.5
How Wilkes East 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.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 1,524Total filings over 16 yrs
- 9.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.4%Peak (2006)
- 113Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 126% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 570Total filings 2020-21
- 7.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.89×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wilkes East. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wilkes East
Against Multnomah County at 49.7%, 66% of renters here are cost-burdened. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $53,105, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. The dominant input is regional political climate at 8.1/10.
On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. Court records carry 1,524 eviction filings across 16 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2006 at 15.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 9.3% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.1/10.
Statewide the OR average is 6.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Multnomah County average of 7.4 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,536, close to the Gresham average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 41051009605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051009605?
Census tract 41051009605 in the Wilkes East neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 41051009605?
Median gross rent is $1,536/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41051009605?
12.2% of residents in tract 41051009605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,255.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41051009605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 76th, minority 72th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 41051009605 considered part of Wilkes East?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051009605 fall within Wilkes East (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051009605?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,524 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051009605 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.34% of renter households, peaking at 15.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 41051009605 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.89× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 41051009605 compare to Gresham overall?
Tract 41051009605 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Gresham at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gresham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gresham
Top eight tracts in Gresham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OR
Central City
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Rockwood
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Rockwood
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Centennial
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Central City
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
North Central
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
North Gresham
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Central City
7.5
/ 10 · High
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