Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Idaho Falls Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 16019970602 · Bonneville County, ID · pop 6,954 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Idaho Falls

Census tract 16019970602 covers Idaho Falls in Bonneville County, home to 6,954 residents. For landlords it grades 3.6/10, a lower reading. On the national scale it ranks #78,594 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,048 monthly, set against $52,979 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 37% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units2,390

Renter share63.8%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate13.1%

Median income$52,979

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Idaho Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.4893, -111.9942 · click any tract to drill in

Why Idaho Falls scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Idaho Falls

2.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.8

State political climate

Idaho legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

13.1% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,048 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Idaho Falls

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Idaho Falls

1.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Idaho Falls

1.5

How Idaho Falls 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.

84%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

15.6%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
21.2%Food insecurity
17.5%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
15.0%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
40.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Idaho Falls

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.3/10. 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 Idaho Falls 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 Bonneville County average of 3.4 and below the Idaho statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 16019970602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 16019970602?

Census tract 16019970602 in Idaho Falls scores 4.1/10 (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 16019970602?

Median gross rent is $1,048/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 16019970602?

13.1% of residents in tract 16019970602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,954.

How socially vulnerable is tract 16019970602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 60th, minority 42th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 16019970602 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.6% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 16019970602 compare to Idaho Falls overall?

Tract 16019970602 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Idaho Falls at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Idaho Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Idaho Falls

Top eight tracts in Idaho Falls ranked by composite eviction-risk score.