Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Clive Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19153011205 · Polk County, IA · pop 3,484
Here is how census tract 19153011205, in Clive eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,484. It lands near the 61st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $891 monthly, set against $54,741 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,432
Renter share62.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$54,741
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clive and the region
Centroid at 41.6072, -93.7312 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clive scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clive
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clive
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clive
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clive
3.4
How Clive compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
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)
- 748Total filings over 10 yrs
- 15.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 30.4%Peak (2008)
- 51Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% 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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.9%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clive
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.8/10. 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 Clive 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 748 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 15.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 30.4% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19153011205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153011205?
Census tract 19153011205 in Clive scores 3.7/10 (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 19153011205?
Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19153011205?
18.2% of residents in tract 19153011205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,484.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19153011205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 59th, minority 69th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153011205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 748 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153011205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.41% of renter households, peaking at 30.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 19153011205 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19153011205 compare to Clive overall?
Tract 19153011205 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Clive at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clive eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Clive
Top eight tracts in Clive ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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