Census Tract · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally

Commerce City Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008709 · Adams County, CO · pop 8,251

Census tract 08001008709 is in Commerce City, Colorado. It has a population of 8,251 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 38% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,292/month against a median household income of $56,182 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 21% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units2,757

Renter share54.3%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate25.7%

Median income$56,182

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Commerce City and the region

Centroid at 39.8001, -104.9176 · click any tract to drill in

Why Commerce City scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Commerce City

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

25.7% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,292 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Commerce City

3.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Commerce City

3.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Commerce City

4.7

How Commerce City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

434Total filings over 5 yrs
7.49%Avg annual filing rate
12.7%Peak (2006)
56Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Filings dropped 34% over the past 5 months.

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 08001008709

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008709?

Census tract 08001008709 in Commerce City scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 08001008709?

Median gross rent is $1,292/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008709?

25.7% of residents in tract 08001008709 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,251.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008709?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 99th, minority 86th, housing 99th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008709?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 434 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008709 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.49% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008709 compare to Commerce City overall?

Tract 08001008709 scores 6.5/10 — higher than the parent city of Commerce City at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Commerce City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Commerce City

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