Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Ankeny Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19153010601 · Polk County, IA · pop 2,738 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Ankeny

Here is how census tract 19153010601, in Ankeny eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,738. On the national scale it ranks #51,292 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $800 a month against an average household income of $58,043 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 10% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,206

Renter share14.9%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$58,043

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ankeny and the region

Centroid at 41.6699, -93.5494 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ankeny scores 3.4

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

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$800 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

48%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
7%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
33.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ankeny

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19153010601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153010601?

Census tract 19153010601 in Ankeny scores 3.4/10 (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 19153010601?

Median gross rent is $800/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19153010601?

14.4% of residents in tract 19153010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,738.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19153010601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 76th, minority 7th, housing 23th.

What share of households in tract 19153010601 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19153010601 compare to Ankeny overall?

Tract 19153010601 scores 3.4/10, higher 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.

Was tract 19153010601 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ankeny

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