Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Whittier Eviction Risk: Moderate , Denver
Tract 08031002300 · Denver County, CO · pop 4,548 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
The Whittier neighborhood of Denver is where census tract 08031002300 sits, home to 4,548 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,239 a month while the average household earns $111,635 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,133
Renter share44.7%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$111,635
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Denver and the region
Centroid at 39.7564, -104.9666 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whittier scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Denver
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,239 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denver
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denver
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denver
7.5
How Whittier compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 27%Grade C
- 73%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 292Total filings over 8 yrs
- 4.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2011)
- 35Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 35% over the past 8 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whittier
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Denver eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Denver County average of 6.7 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 292 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2011.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 08031002300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031002300?
Census tract 08031002300 in the Whittier neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08031002300?
Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08031002300?
17.6% of residents in tract 08031002300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,548.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08031002300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 6th, minority 58th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 08031002300 considered part of Whittier?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031002300 fall within Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08031002300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 292 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 08031002300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.01% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08031002300 compare to Denver overall?
Tract 08031002300 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Denver at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denver eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 08031002300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 73% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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