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Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Albuquerque Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 35001004738 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 6,354 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Albuquerque

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 35001004738 in Albuquerque, NM reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,354 residents. Cost burden runs 27% here against 43.9% across Bernalillo County.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 28% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,346
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate29.6%
Median income$65,033

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#15 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
Very High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Very High
National
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#21,564 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region

Centroid at 35.0319, -106.7274 · click any tract to drill in

Why Albuquerque scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
29.6% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,452 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 Albuquerque compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Albuquerque risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.7This tracttract 0047384.3Albuquerqueparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

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)

  • 1,107Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 36.75%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.3%Peak (2014)
  • 114Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 35001004738
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 372Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 13.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.37×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Albuquerque

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.8/10. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Food insecurity runs 32.8% against 17.8% nationally.

Average gross rent is $1,452, 27% above the Albuquerque average. It sits 1.4 points above the Bernalillo County average of 4.3. 14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

SNAP participation runs 26.7% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, economic stress reads 7.4/10.

Court records carry 1,107 eviction filings across 15 observed years. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10.

Filings peaked in 2014 at 22.3% of renter households.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 35001004738

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001004738?

Census tract 35001004738 in Albuquerque scores 5.7/10 (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 35001004738?

Median gross rent is $1,452/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 35001004738?

29.6% of residents in tract 35001004738 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,354.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 35001004738?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 71th, minority 91th, housing 54th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001004738?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,107 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001004738 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 36.75% of renter households, peaking at 22.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 35001004738 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.37× 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.
Q7

What share of households in tract 35001004738 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.7% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 35001004738 compare to Albuquerque overall?

Tract 35001004738 scores 5.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Albuquerque

Top eight tracts in Albuquerque ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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