Census Tract · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally

Thornton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08001008544 · Adams County, CO · pop 5,859 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Thornton

Census tract 08001008544 is in Thornton, Colorado. It has a population of 5,859 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 26% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,673/month against a median household income of $136,060 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.0

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 9% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units1,859

Renter share12.7%

SVI overall0.09

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$136,060

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Thornton and the region

Centroid at 39.9556, -104.9538 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thornton scores 6.0

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

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,673 rent vs county FMR

7.5

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: 9

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

14%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
4%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)

15Total filings over 4 yrs
27.56%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak (2016)
3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2017

Filings climbed 200% over the past 5 months.

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Frequently asked

About tract 08001008544

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008544?

Census tract 08001008544 in Thornton scores 6.0/10 (Elevated 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 08001008544?

Median gross rent is $2,673/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008544?

8.9% of residents in tract 08001008544 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,859.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008544?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 37th, minority 54th, housing 4th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08001008544?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 08001008544 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.56% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 08001008544 compare to Thornton overall?

Tract 08001008544 scores 6.0/10 — 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.