Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Iowa City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 19103010401 · Johnson County, IA · pop 3,524 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Iowa City
Census tract 19103010401 covers part of Iowa City, IA, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,524 residents. 37% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Johnson County average of 49.2%.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,531
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$55,903
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Iowa City and the region
Centroid at 41.5826, -91.5580 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iowa City scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Iowa City
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,093 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iowa City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iowa City
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iowa City
3.5
How Iowa City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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.
- 14.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 16.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iowa City
The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 2.3/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10.
Against the Johnson County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.7/10. On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10. Statewide the IA average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,093, close to the Iowa City average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 19103010401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103010401?
Census tract 19103010401 in Iowa City 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 19103010401?
Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19103010401?
19.7% of residents in tract 19103010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,524.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19103010401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 84th, minority 42th, housing 87th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 19103010401 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 19103010401 compare to Iowa City overall?
Tract 19103010401 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Iowa City at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iowa City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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