Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Mesa Junction Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pueblo

Tract 08101001500 · Pueblo County, CO · pop 2,243 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Mesa Junction area of Pueblo anchors census tract 08101001500, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,043 monthly, set against $62,232 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 21% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,017

Renter share35.0%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate20.2%

Median income$62,232

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pueblo and the region

Centroid at 38.2621, -104.6318 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mesa Junction scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pueblo

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Colorado legislature & governorship

4.7

Economic stress

20.2% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$1,043 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pueblo

3.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pueblo

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pueblo

4.5

How Mesa Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

55%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

83%Grade A
14%Grade B
3%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mesa Junction. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mesa Junction

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 5.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pueblo 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 Pueblo County average of 5.7 and in line with the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 08101001500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08101001500?

Census tract 08101001500 in the Mesa Junction neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 08101001500?

Median gross rent is $1,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08101001500?

20.2% of residents in tract 08101001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,243.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08101001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 79th, minority 70th, housing 61th.

Is tract 08101001500 considered part of Mesa Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08101001500 fall within Mesa Junction (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08101001500 compare to Pueblo overall?

Tract 08101001500 scores 5.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Pueblo at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pueblo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 08101001500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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