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Census Tract · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 08059011803 · Jefferson County, CO · pop 6,153

08059011803 is a census tract in Lakewood, CO. It scores 6.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,153. Cost burden runs 28% here against 48.0% across Jefferson County.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 23% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,164
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$91,458

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 47 tracts In Lakewood
Elevated
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#25 of 146 tracts In Jefferson County
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#240 of 1,447 tracts In Colorado
High
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#16,571 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 39.6931, -105.0673 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 6.3

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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,581 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 Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakewood risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.3This tracttract 0118035.2Lakewoodparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county4.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 44Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 7.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.4%Peak (2010)
  • 44Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakewood

It sits 1.6 points above the Jefferson County average of 4.7. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 2.4/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10.

The filing record is not thin: 44 evictions over 1 years of observation. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10. At $1,581 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Lakewood commands.

The worst year on record was 2010, when 7.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 7.4% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CO average is 4.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 08059011803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08059011803?

Census tract 08059011803 in Lakewood scores 6.3/10 (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 08059011803?

Median gross rent is $1,581/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 08059011803?

13.4% of residents in tract 08059011803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,153.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 08059011803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 48th, minority 65th, housing 30th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 08059011803?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 44 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 08059011803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.39% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 08059011803 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 08059011803 scores 6.3/10, 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.

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