Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Mesa Junction Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pueblo

Tract 08101001900 · Pueblo County, CO · pop 1,689 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 08101001900, home to 1,689 residents in the Mesa Junction neighborhood of Pueblo, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,051 a month while the average household earns $39,757 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 27% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units649

Renter share51.9%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate19.3%

Median income$39,757

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pueblo and the region

Centroid at 38.2547, -104.6229 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mesa Junction scores 5.5

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

19.3% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$1,051 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Mesa Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

75%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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.

28%Grade A
70%Grade B
0%Grade C
1%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

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mesa Junction. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mesa Junction

What moves this score most 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 riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th 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.

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 08101001900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08101001900?

Census tract 08101001900 in the Mesa Junction neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 08101001900?

Median gross rent is $1,051/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08101001900?

19.3% of residents in tract 08101001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,689.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08101001900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 78th, minority 65th, housing 72th.

Is tract 08101001900 considered part of Mesa Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08101001900 fall within Mesa Junction (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08101001900 compare to Pueblo overall?

Tract 08101001900 scores 5.5/10, 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 08101001900 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. 1% 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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