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Census Tract · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Clovis Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 35009000400 · Curry County, NM · pop 3,652 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Clovis

35009000400 is a census tract in Clovis, NM. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,652. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 30% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,582
Renter share66.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate35.6%
Median income$34,337

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In Clovis
Elevated
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 14 tracts In Curry County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Very High
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,618 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clovis and the region

Centroid at 34.4008, -103.1733 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clovis scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Clovis
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
35.6% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$792 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clovis
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clovis
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clovis
7.8

How Clovis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Clovis risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 0004004.5Clovisparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 61Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 7.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.3%Peak (2012)
  • 61Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
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 Clovis

What pushes it up most is economic stress at 8.9/10. The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Adults with no health insurance runs 28.9% against 11.3% nationally. This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Curry County average of 4.4. Cost burden runs 55% here against 47.0% across Curry County.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 21.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.8/10. Average gross rent is $792, 20% below the Clovis average.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 61 filings here across 1 tracked years.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 35009000400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35009000400?

Census tract 35009000400 in Clovis scores 5.9/10 (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 35009000400?

Median gross rent is $792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 35009000400?

35.6% of residents in tract 35009000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,652.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 35009000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 85th, minority 82th, housing 90th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35009000400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 35009000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.33% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 35009000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.3% 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. 21.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 35009000400 compare to Clovis overall?

Tract 35009000400 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Clovis at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clovis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Clovis

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

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