Tract 08041001600 ·
El Paso County, CO · pop 3,527 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
08041001600 is a census tract in the Historic Uptown area of Colorado Springs, CO. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. 81% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%Stable renters 38%Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units991
Renter share81.3%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$46,467
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Historic Uptown
Moderate
Within parent city
82th percentile
#22 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
High
Within county
82th percentile
#31 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
High
Within state
73th percentile
#390 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region
Centroid at 38.8445, -104.8238 · click any tract to drill in
Why Historic Uptown scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Colorado Springs
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,138 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
How Historic Uptown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
84%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation
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)
43Total filings over 2 yrs
2.41%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak (2017)
26Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Historic Uptown
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,138, 31% below the Colorado Springs average. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Against the El Paso County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 43 eviction filings across 2 observed years. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Filings peaked in 2017 at 2.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 08041001600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041001600?
Census tract 08041001600 in the Historic Uptown neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 08041001600?
Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08041001600?
20.8% of residents in tract 08041001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,527.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08041001600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 2th, minority 44th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 08041001600 considered part of Historic Uptown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041001600 fall within Historic Uptown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08041001600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 08041001600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.41% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08041001600 compare to Colorado Springs overall?
Tract 08041001600 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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