Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Journal Center Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque
Tract 35001003725 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 4,057 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 35001003725 covers part of the Journal Center area of Albuquerque, NM, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,046
Renter share35.1%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate21.4%
Median income$63,581
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.1538, -106.5787 · click any tract to drill in
Why Journal Center scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Albuquerque
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
21.4% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,252 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Albuquerque
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.0
How Journal Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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)
- 1,488Total filings over 15 yrs
- 11.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2001)
- 98Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 830Total filings 2020-21
- 10.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 11.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Albuquerque, NM as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Journal Center. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Journal Center
Cost burden runs 61% here against 43.9% across Bernalillo County. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.8/10.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10. It sits 0.9 points above the Bernalillo County average of 4.3.
Court records carry 1,488 eviction filings across 15 observed years. At $1,252 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of Albuquerque commands.
The worst year on record was 2001, when 18.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the NM average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 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 35001003725
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001003725?
Census tract 35001003725 in the Journal Center 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 35001003725?
Median gross rent is $1,252/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001003725?
21.4% of residents in tract 35001003725 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,057.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001003725?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 46th, minority 67th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 35001003725 considered part of Journal Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001003725 fall within Journal Center (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001003725?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,488 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001003725 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.87% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001003725 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.95× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 35001003725 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001003725 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001003725 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albuquerque eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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