Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113000212 · Linn County, IA · pop 3,013 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113000212, home to 3,013 residents in Cedar Rapids, scores 4.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,208 monthly, set against $70,904 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 33% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,395

Renter share49.2%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$70,904

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.0434, -91.6536 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,208 rent vs county FMR

7.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

2.5

How Cedar Rapids compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

24%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
46%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.

9.1%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Rapids

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 Cedar Rapids 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 Linn County average of 4.7 and in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19113000212

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113000212?

Census tract 19113000212 in Cedar Rapids scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19113000212?

Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113000212?

7.7% of residents in tract 19113000212 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,013.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113000212?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 33th, minority 59th, housing 46th.

What share of households in tract 19113000212 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19113000212 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113000212 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Cedar Rapids at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cedar Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cedar Rapids

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