Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Clive Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19153011206 · Polk County, IA · pop 3,588
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 19153011206 (Clive in Polk County, Iowa) comes in at 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,736 a month against an average household income of $129,167 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,450
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$129,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clive and the region
Centroid at 41.6072, -93.7582 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clive scores 1.5
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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,736 rent vs county FMR
9.3
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: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 26Total filings over 10 yrs
- 0.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.2%Peak (2006)
- 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 80% 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.
- 5.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 4.2%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clive
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.3/10. 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 Clive 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.2% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19153011206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153011206?
Census tract 19153011206 in Clive scores 1.5/10 (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 19153011206?
Median gross rent is $1,736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19153011206?
6.3% of residents in tract 19153011206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,588.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19153011206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 34th, minority 29th, housing 34th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153011206?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153011206 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.79% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 19153011206 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.7% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19153011206 compare to Clive overall?
Tract 19153011206 scores 1.5/10, lower 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.
Related