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Census Tract · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08059011729 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,280 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Lakewood

Tract 08059011729 sits in Lakewood eviction risk, CO, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. Population here is 4,280. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 27% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,127
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$71,272

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 47 tracts In Lakewood
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#14 of 146 tracts In Jefferson County
Very High
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#179 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
High
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#14,906 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 39.6604, -105.0874 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,910 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5

How Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakewood risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.6This tracttract 0117295.2Lakewoodparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 101Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 8.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.5%Peak (2010)
  • 101Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakewood

It sits 1.9 points above the Jefferson County average of 4.7. Set annual rent against average income of $71,272 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 7.5/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 7/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 101 filings here across 1 tracked years.

52% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Jefferson County average of 48.0%. Filings peaked in 2010 at 8.5% of renter households.

In a typical year about 8.5% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.

Average gross rent is $1,910, close to the Lakewood average. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 08059011729

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059011729?

Census tract 08059011729 in Lakewood scores 6.6/10 (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 08059011729?

Median gross rent is $1,910/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08059011729?

12.8% of residents in tract 08059011729 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,280.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08059011729?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 53th, minority 44th, housing 38th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059011729?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 101 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059011729 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.53% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08059011729 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 08059011729 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood

Top eight tracts in Lakewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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