Census Tract · Ranked #7,494 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008550 · Adams County, CO · pop 8,214 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Thornton

Census tract 08001008550 is in Thornton, Colorado. It has a population of 8,214 and an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 13% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,661/month against a median household income of $112,944 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 5% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units2,678

Renter share11.1%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$112,944

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9067, -104.9253 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 6.7

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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$2,661 rent vs county FMR

7.4

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: 16

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

19%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
9%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)

77Total filings over 5 yrs
8.86%Avg annual filing rate
15.6%Peak (2006)
13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Filings climbed 44% over the past 5 months.

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008550

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008550?

Census tract 08001008550 in Thornton scores 6.7/10 (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 08001008550?

Median gross rent is $2,661/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008550?

9.3% of residents in tract 08001008550 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,214.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008550?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 36th, minority 62th, housing 9th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008550?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 08001008550 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.86% of renter households, peaking at 15.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008550 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008550 scores 6.7/10 — higher than 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.