7 census tracts · pop 25,247 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 5.8–7.1
Spivak is a 7-tract neighborhood of Lakewood, CO and houses 25,247 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.6/10, in the Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Lakewood rate of 32.5%.
25% 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. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2/10. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 5.8 to 7.1. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
At $1,469 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Lakewood commands. Filings are well documented here: 236 across 4 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 11.6% of renter households. That places it #1 of 10 neighborhoods in Lakewood.
Judgments average 4.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Westwood and Pleasant View. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $67,322.
60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Spivak vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Spivak
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
236Total filings (sum)
6.06%Avg annual filing rate
11.6%Peak year (2010)
6.06%Latest filed (2010)
Frequently asked
About Spivak
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spivak?
Spivak scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Spivak compare to Lakewood overall?
Spivak scores 1.4 points higher than Lakewood overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,469 vs $1,806.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spivak?
Average gross rent in Spivak is $1,469/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spivak residents are renters?
60% of Spivak households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 25,247 residents.
Q5
Is Spivak a high social-vulnerability area?
Spivak sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Spivak have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Spivak is census tract 08059010701 (score 7.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 7.1, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Spivak for landlords?
Spivak carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Spivak?
Spivak has 25,180 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.6%), Hispanic / Latino (27.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
