Census Tract · Ranked #13,532 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08059015900 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 3,603 · 38% of tract blocks fall in Lakewood

Census tract 08059015900 is in Lakewood, Colorado. It has a population of 3,603 and an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). 69% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,814/month against a median household income of $63,452 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 18% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,454

Renter share59.0%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$63,452

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 39.6459, -105.0998 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 6.3

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

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,814 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

61%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

92Total filings over 1 yrs
9.79%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak (2010)
92Filings in 2010 (latest validated)

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08059015900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059015900?

Census tract 08059015900 in Lakewood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 08059015900?

Median gross rent is $1,814/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08059015900?

15.5% of residents in tract 08059015900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,603.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08059015900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 40th, minority 47th, housing 91th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059015900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059015900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.79% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08059015900 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 08059015900 scores 6.3/10 — higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.9/10. 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.