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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113001101 · Linn County, IA · pop 4,220

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 19113001101 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) comes in at 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 35% of US census tracts.

69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,010 monthly, set against $62,536 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 7% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,902
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$62,536

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#21 of 35 tracts In Cedar Rapids
Moderate
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 54 tracts In Linn County
Elevated
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#409 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Moderate
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 41.9836, -91.7014 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Rapids scores 3.2

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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,010 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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.
Cedar Rapids risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 001101Cedar Rapids: 2.42.4Cedar Rapidsparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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)

  • 164Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 4.24%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2004)
  • 29Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191130011012002: 19 filings (3.32/100 renter HHs)2004: 30 filings (5.25/100 renter HHs)2005: 27 filings (3.80/100 renter HHs)2006: 27 filings (3.80/100 renter HHs)2013: 18 filings (3.98/100 renter HHs)2014: 14 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2015: 29 filings (6.42/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 53% over the past 7 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Rapids

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.2/10. 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 above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19113001101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113001101?

Census tract 19113001101 in Cedar Rapids scores 3.2/10 (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 19113001101?

Median gross rent is $1,010/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113001101?

9.8% of residents in tract 19113001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,220.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113001101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 73th, minority 18th, housing 61th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113001101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 164 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113001101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.24% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19113001101 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19113001101 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113001101 scores 3.2/10, 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.

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