Within parent city
2
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 08059011720 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 5,312 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Lakewood
Lakewood in Jefferson County is where census tract 08059011720 sits, home to 5,312 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,923 monthly, set against $142,325 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,063
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$142,325
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 39.6949, -105.1732 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 1.5
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
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,923 rent vs county FMR
8.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 14Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2010)
- 14Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.7/10. 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 Lakewood 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 Jefferson County average of 5.8 and in line with 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 2nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 08059011720
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059011720?
Census tract 08059011720 in Lakewood scores 1.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 08059011720?
Median gross rent is $2,923/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 08059011720?
2.8% of residents in tract 08059011720 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,312.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 08059011720?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 18th, minority 19th, housing 4th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059011720?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059011720 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.49% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 08059011720 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 08059011720 scores 1.5/10, lower 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.
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