2 census tracts · pop 8,452 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.1–6.6
Barnum West takes in 2 census tracts of Lakewood, CO and houses 8,452 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Lakewood baseline of 32.5%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Filings are well documented here: 126 across 2 observed tracts.
At $1,578 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Lakewood commands. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 10.0% of renter households.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Lakewood, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $67,817. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Barnum West vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Barnum West
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
126Total filings (sum)
9.96%Avg annual filing rate
10.0%Peak year (2010)
9.96%Latest filed (2010)
Frequently asked
About Barnum West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Barnum West?
Barnum West scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Lakewood overall?
Barnum West scores 1.2 points higher than Lakewood overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,578 vs $1,806.
Q3
What is the average rent in Barnum West?
Average gross rent in Barnum West is $1,578/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Barnum West residents are renters?
48% of Barnum West households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 8,452 residents.
Q5
Is Barnum West a high social-vulnerability area?
Barnum West sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Barnum West have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Barnum West is census tract 08059011601 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 6.6, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Barnum West for landlords?
Barnum West carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lakewood as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Barnum West?
Barnum West has 8,404 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (46.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
