1 census tracts · pop 4,548 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Whittier is a one-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO and houses 4,548 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
At $1,239 a month, rents sit 32% under what the rest of Denver commands. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 27% of renter households. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 292 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 4.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.7% in 2016 against a 4.9% peak.
Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #30 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, San Rafael Historic District and Swallow Hill Historic District score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Whittier vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whittier
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
292Total filings (sum)
4.01%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2011)
3.65%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Whittier
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whittier?
Whittier scores 7/10 (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 Whittier compare to Denver overall?
Whittier scores 0.2 points higher than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,239 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whittier?
Average gross rent in Whittier is $1,239/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whittier residents are renters?
45% of Whittier households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 4,548 residents.
Q5
Is Whittier a high social-vulnerability area?
Whittier sits in the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Whittier for landlords?
Whittier carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Whittier?
Whittier has 4,352 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Hispanic / Latino (21.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
