Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Bessemer Eviction Risk: Elevated , Pueblo

Tract 08101002100 · Pueblo County, CO · pop 1,579 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 08101002100 runs through the Bessemer neighborhood of Pueblo. With 1,579 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,096 monthly, set against $41,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 10% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units643

Renter share48.4%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate29.6%

Median income$41,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pueblo and the region

Centroid at 38.2424, -104.6175 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bessemer scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pueblo

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

29.6% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$1,096 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pueblo

3.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pueblo

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pueblo

4.5

How Bessemer compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

91%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
1%Grade B
76%Grade C
3%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bessemer

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pueblo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pueblo County average of 5.7 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 3% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 08101002100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08101002100?

Census tract 08101002100 in the Bessemer neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 08101002100?

Median gross rent is $1,096/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08101002100?

29.6% of residents in tract 08101002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,579.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08101002100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 12th.

Is tract 08101002100 considered part of Bessemer?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08101002100 fall within Bessemer (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08101002100 compare to Pueblo overall?

Tract 08101002100 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Pueblo at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pueblo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 08101002100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 3% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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