Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Commerce City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 08001008553 · Adams County, CO · pop 5,360 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Commerce City

The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 08001008553 reflects conditions in Commerce City, Colorado. On the national scale it ranks #15,963 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,708 monthly, set against $141,346 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,888

Renter share13.8%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$141,346

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Commerce City and the region

Centroid at 39.9348, -104.7046 · click any tract to drill in

Why Commerce City scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Commerce City

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$2,708 rent vs county FMR

7.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Commerce City

3.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Commerce City

3.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Commerce City

4.7

How Commerce City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

16%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
6%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Commerce City

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Commerce City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Adams County average of 6.3 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 08001008553

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08001008553?

Census tract 08001008553 in Commerce City scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 08001008553?

Median gross rent is $2,708/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08001008553?

8.5% of residents in tract 08001008553 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,360.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08001008553?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 22th, minority 31th, housing 6th.

How does tract 08001008553 compare to Commerce City overall?

Tract 08001008553 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Commerce City at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Commerce City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Commerce City

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