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Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 08059011701 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 4,424

Census tract 08059011701 covers part of Lakewood, CO, and scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,424 residents. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 6% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,975
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$112,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 47 tracts In Lakewood
Low
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#59 of 146 tracts In Jefferson County
Elevated
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#651 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
Elevated
National
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#32,842 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 39.7035, -105.0957 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,033 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakewood risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.0This tracttract 0117015.2Lakewoodparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

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)

  • 17Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.8%Peak (2010)
  • 17Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakewood

64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Jefferson County average of 48.0%. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.6/10.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 17 evictions over 1 years of observation.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7/10. Average gross rent is $2,033, 13% above the Lakewood average.

Filings peaked in 2010 at 3.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Jefferson County average of 4.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $112,313.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 08059011701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059011701?

Census tract 08059011701 in Lakewood scores 5/10 (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 08059011701?

Median gross rent is $2,033/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08059011701?

6.3% of residents in tract 08059011701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,424.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08059011701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 54th, minority 50th, housing 42th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059011701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059011701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.79% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08059011701 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 08059011701 scores 5/10, right in line with 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.

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