Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Marion Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19113000103 · Linn County, IA · pop 2,842 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Marion

Eviction risk in Marion eviction risk centers on tract 19113000103, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,842 residents. On the national scale it ranks #18,602 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 67% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,259 monthly, set against $61,417 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 7% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units909

Renter share26.3%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate21.2%

Median income$61,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Marion and the region

Centroid at 41.9948, -91.5670 · click any tract to drill in

Why Marion scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Marion

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

21.2% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$1,259 rent vs county FMR

7.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Marion

6.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Marion

5.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Marion

5.2

How Marion compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

22%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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.

10.8%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
15.4%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Marion

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.7/10. 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 Marion eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 19113000103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113000103?

Census tract 19113000103 in Marion scores 3.8/10 (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 19113000103?

Median gross rent is $1,259/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113000103?

21.2% of residents in tract 19113000103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,842.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113000103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 64th, minority 16th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 19113000103 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19113000103 compare to Marion overall?

Tract 19113000103 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Marion at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marion eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Marion

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