Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Civic Center Eviction Risk: Elevated , Denver
Tract 08031002704 · Denver County, CO · pop 1,948 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 08031002704 covers part of the Civic Center area of Denver, CO, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,948. 91% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units1,756
Renter share90.8%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$52,404
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
76
th percentile
High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Denver and the region
Centroid at 39.7376, -104.9836 · click any tract to drill in
Why Civic Center scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Denver
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,318 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denver
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denver
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denver
7.5
How Civic Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 72%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Civic Center
28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. At $1,318 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Denver commands. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 8.5/10.
Against the Denver County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Cost burden runs 50% here against 45.4% across Denver County.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Denver. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 4.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 2.7 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 08031002704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08031002704?
Census tract 08031002704 in the Civic Center neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08031002704?
Median gross rent is $1,318/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08031002704?
9.9% of residents in tract 08031002704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,948.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08031002704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 9th, minority 44th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 08031002704 considered part of Civic Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08031002704 fall within Civic Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 08031002704 compare to Denver overall?
Tract 08031002704 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of Denver at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denver eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 08031002704 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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