Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Minnequa Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pueblo

Tract 08101002300 · Pueblo County, CO · pop 3,623 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Lake Minnequa neighborhood of Pueblo is where census tract 08101002300 sits, home to 3,623 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #31,952 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $903 a month while the average household earns $51,717 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,565

Renter share41.7%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate18.6%

Median income$51,717

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pueblo and the region

Centroid at 38.2335, -104.6353 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Minnequa scores 5.3

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

18.6% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$903 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 Lake Minnequa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

72%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
28%Grade B
2%Grade C
0%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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Minnequa

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Pueblo County average of 5.7 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 08101002300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08101002300?

Census tract 08101002300 in the Lake Minnequa neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 08101002300?

Median gross rent is $903/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08101002300?

18.6% of residents in tract 08101002300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,623.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08101002300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 37th, minority 75th, housing 98th.

Is tract 08101002300 considered part of Lake Minnequa?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08101002300 fall within Lake Minnequa (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08101002300 compare to Pueblo overall?

Tract 08101002300 scores 5.3/10, right in line with 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 08101002300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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