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Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

West End District Eviction Risk: Lower , Dubuque

Tract 19061001205 · Dubuque County, IA · pop 4,302 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

West End District in Dubuque anchors census tract 19061001205, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #39,133 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,230 a month against an average household income of $63,226 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 17% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,018
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$63,226

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In West End District
Very High
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 21 tracts In Dubuque
Elevated
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 27 tracts In Dubuque County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#340 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dubuque and the region

Centroid at 42.5031, -90.7331 · click any tract to drill in

Why West End District scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dubuque
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,230 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dubuque
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dubuque
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dubuque
5.8

How West End District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West End District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 001205Dubuque: 2.72.7Dubuqueparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 2Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.29%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.3%Peak (2015)
  • 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 190610012052004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 2 filings (0.29/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West End District. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West End District

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Dubuque eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dubuque County average of 4.8 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19061001205

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19061001205?

Census tract 19061001205 in the West End District neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 19061001205?

Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19061001205?

12.3% of residents in tract 19061001205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,302.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19061001205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 71th, minority 28th, housing 56th.
Q5

Is tract 19061001205 considered part of West End District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19061001205 fall within West End District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19061001205?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 19061001205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.29% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 19061001205 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 19061001205 compare to Dubuque overall?

Tract 19061001205 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Dubuque at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dubuque eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dubuque

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

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