Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Barnum West Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lakewood
Tract 08059011602 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,074 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 6.1/10, tract 08059011602 in the Barnum West area of Lakewood, CO reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,074. 70% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Jefferson County average of 48.0%.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,705
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$65,150
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 39.7148, -105.0674 · click any tract to drill in
Why Barnum West scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lakewood
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Colorado legislature & governorship
4.7
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,585 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lakewood
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lakewood
5.5
How Barnum West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 61Total filings over 1 yrs
- 10.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.0%Peak (2010)
- 61Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Barnum West. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Barnum West
Severe burden reaches 36%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.4/10.
It sits 1.4 points above the Jefferson County average of 4.7. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 61 evictions over 1 years of observation. At $1,585 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Lakewood commands.
Filings peaked in 2010 at 10.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 10.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 7.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 08059011602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059011602?
Census tract 08059011602 in the Barnum West neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 08059011602?
Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059011602?
5.5% of residents in tract 08059011602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,074.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059011602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 54th, minority 67th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 08059011602 considered part of Barnum West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08059011602 fall within Barnum West (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059011602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059011602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.02% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 08059011602 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 08059011602 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood
Top eight tracts in Lakewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CO
Barnum West
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011729
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Edgemont
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Westwood
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011807
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
08059011808
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CO
Spivak
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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