Tract 08041002901 ·
El Paso County, CO · pop 4,810 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
08041002901 is a census tract in the Lowell Neighborhood area of Colorado Springs, CO. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%Stable renters 27%Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,184
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$56,176
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Lowell Neighborhood
Very High
Within parent city
90th percentile
#13 of 116 tracts In Colorado Springs
High
Within county
92th percentile
#15 of 167 tracts In El Paso County
Very High
Within state
73th percentile
#390 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Colorado Springs and the region
Centroid at 38.8051, -104.8149 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lowell Neighborhood scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Colorado Springs
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,186 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colorado Springs
3.5
How Lowell Neighborhood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
96%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lowell Neighborhood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.7/10. At $1,186 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Colorado Springs commands. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10.
It sits 1.3 points above the El Paso County average of 4.4. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. roughly one in two of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $56,176. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 08041002901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08041002901?
Census tract 08041002901 in the Lowell Neighborhood neighborhood 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08041002901?
Median gross rent is $1,186/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08041002901?
17.1% of residents in tract 08041002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,810.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08041002901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 76th, minority 64th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 08041002901 considered part of Lowell Neighborhood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08041002901 fall within Lowell Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 08041002901 compare to Colorado Springs overall?
Tract 08041002901 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Colorado Springs at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colorado Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Colorado Springs
Top eight tracts in Colorado Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.