Census Tract · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 08001008540 · Adams County, CO · pop 9,387 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Thornton

Census tract 08001008540 is in Thornton, Colorado. It has a population of 9,387 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 23% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,690/month against a median household income of $151,698 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 6% Owners 92%

Tract context

Occupied units3,175

Renter share8.2%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate3.6%

Median income$151,698

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9389, -104.8865 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Thornton

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

3.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,690 rent vs county FMR

7.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Thornton

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Thornton

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Thornton

5.9

How Thornton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

26%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

22Total filings over 4 yrs
27.18%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak (2017)
10Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008540

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008540?

Census tract 08001008540 in Thornton 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.

What is the average rent in tract 08001008540?

Median gross rent is $2,690/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008540?

3.6% of residents in tract 08001008540 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,387.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008540?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 53th, minority 60th, housing 2th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008540?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 08001008540 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.18% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008540 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008540 scores 5.7/10 — lower than the parent city of Thornton at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Thornton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Thornton

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