Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Bessemer Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pueblo

Tract 08101002200 · Pueblo County, CO · pop 1,775 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 08101002200 belongs to the Bessemer area of Pueblo, Colorado. It is home to 1,775 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,140 a month while the average household earns $49,965 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 17% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units701

Renter share40.7%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate27.3%

Median income$49,965

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pueblo and the region

Centroid at 38.2314, -104.6158 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bessemer scores 5.9

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

27.3% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,140 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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 Bessemer compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

85%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
57%Grade B
36%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 Bessemer. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bessemer

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 Pueblo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pueblo County average of 5.7 and above the Colorado statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 08101002200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 08101002200?

Census tract 08101002200 in the Bessemer neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 08101002200?

Median gross rent is $1,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 08101002200?

27.3% of residents in tract 08101002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,775.

How socially vulnerable is tract 08101002200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 88th, minority 72th, housing 37th.

Is tract 08101002200 considered part of Bessemer?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 08101002200 fall within Bessemer (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 08101002200 compare to Pueblo overall?

Tract 08101002200 scores 5.9/10, higher than 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 08101002200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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