Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Journal Center Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque
Tract 35001003723 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 6,463 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 35001003723 sits in the Journal Center area of Albuquerque eviction risk, NM, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units3,285
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$50,373
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.1669, -106.5725 · click any tract to drill in
Why Journal Center scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Albuquerque
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,451 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Albuquerque
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.0
How Journal Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,151Total filings over 15 yrs
- 14.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.3%Peak (2005)
- 65Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 271Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.65×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Albuquerque, NM as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Journal Center. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.3%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Journal Center
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.8/10. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Bernalillo County average of 43.9%. Set annual rent against average income of $50,373 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
At $1,451 a month, rents run 27% over what the rest of Albuquerque commands. Running hot, local political climate reads 7/10. Court records carry 1,151 eviction filings across 15 observed years.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 3.1/10. The worst year on record was 2005, when 18.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 15.0% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 35001003723
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001003723?
Census tract 35001003723 in the Journal Center neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 35001003723?
Median gross rent is $1,451/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001003723?
12.4% of residents in tract 35001003723 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,463.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001003723?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 89th, minority 72th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 35001003723 considered part of Journal Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001003723 fall within Journal Center (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001003723?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,151 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001003723 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.96% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001003723 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.65× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 35001003723 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001003723 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001003723 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albuquerque eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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