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

Thornton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008548 · Adams County, CO · pop 1,739 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Thornton

Census tract 08001008548 is in Thornton, Colorado. It has a population of 1,739 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 72% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 9% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,343/month against a median household income of $103,750 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 10% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units562

Renter share33.8%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$103,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9254, -104.9115 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Thornton

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,343 rent vs county FMR

5.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Thornton

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Thornton

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Thornton

5.9

How Thornton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

18%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
1%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)

2Total filings over 1 yrs
2.22%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak (2017)
2Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008548

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008548?

Census tract 08001008548 in Thornton 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 08001008548?

Median gross rent is $2,343/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008548?

6.1% of residents in tract 08001008548 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,739.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008548?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 65th, minority 58th, housing 1th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008548?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08001008548 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.22% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008548 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008548 scores 6.5/10 — right in line with the parent city of Thornton at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Thornton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Thornton

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