Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Wheat Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 08059010503 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,575
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 08059010503 in Wheat Ridge, CO reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,575 residents. 47% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,098
Renter share36.8%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$107,941
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wheat Ridge and the region
Centroid at 39.7673, -105.1265 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheat Ridge scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheat Ridge
6.1
How Wheat Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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)
- 41Total filings over 1 yrs
- 6.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.0%Peak (2010)
- 41Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheat Ridge
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. Against the Jefferson County average of 4.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points.
55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Jefferson County average of 48.0%. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 41 evictions over 1 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,420, 10% below the Wheat Ridge average.
Filings peaked in 2010 at 6.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.1/10. Against average income of $107,941, annual rent is just 16%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 08059010503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059010503?
Census tract 08059010503 in Wheat Ridge scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08059010503?
Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059010503?
10.5% of residents in tract 08059010503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,575.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059010503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 52th, minority 30th, housing 71th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059010503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 41 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059010503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.02% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08059010503 compare to Wheat Ridge overall?
Tract 08059010503 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Wheat Ridge at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheat Ridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wheat Ridge
Top eight tracts in Wheat Ridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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