1 census tracts · pop 5,107 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 6.6–6.6
Barnum West is a one-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO and houses 5,107 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 40% against 29.2% citywide, putting Barnum West 10.5% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The filing record is not thin: 154 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 6.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #40 by risk, the middle third. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Regis and Chaffee Park score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,860, close to the Denver average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Barnum West vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Barnum West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
154Total filings (sum)
3.80%Avg annual filing rate
6.2%Peak year (2010)
1.63%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Barnum West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Barnum West?
Barnum West scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Barnum West compare to Denver overall?
Barnum West scores 0.2 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,860 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Barnum West?
Average gross rent in Barnum West is $1,860/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Barnum West residents are renters?
23% of Barnum West households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 5,107 residents.
Q5
Is Barnum West a high social-vulnerability area?
Barnum West sits in the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Barnum West for landlords?
Barnum West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Denver as a whole (6.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Barnum West?
Barnum West has 5,147 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (74.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
