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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Ankeny Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19153010211 · Polk County, IA · pop 3,850 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Ankeny

Tract 19153010211, home to 3,850 residents in Ankeny, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,488 a month against an average household income of $92,708 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 9% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,825
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$92,708

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 12 tracts In Ankeny
Elevated
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#88 of 112 tracts In Polk County
Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#792 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ankeny and the region

Centroid at 41.7256, -93.5769 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ankeny scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ankeny
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,488 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ankeny
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ankeny
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ankeny
3.4

How Ankeny compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ankeny risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 010211Ankeny: 2.32.3Ankenyparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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)

  • 74Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 1.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak (2006)
  • 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191530102112006: 15 filings (3.69/100 renter HHs)2007: 11 filings (2.70/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)2009: 8 filings (1.97/100 renter HHs)2010: 3 filings (0.73/100 renter HHs)2011: 2 filings (0.49/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2014: 5 filings (1.22/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (2.68/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 27% over the past 10 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 Ankeny

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 Ankeny eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 74 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2006.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% 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 19153010211

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153010211?

Census tract 19153010211 in Ankeny scores 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 19153010211?

Median gross rent is $1,488/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19153010211?

4.5% of residents in tract 19153010211 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,850.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19153010211?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 41th, minority 8th, housing 71th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153010211?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 74 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153010211 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.81% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19153010211 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.4% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19153010211 compare to Ankeny overall?

Tract 19153010211 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Ankeny at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ankeny eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ankeny

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

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