1 census tracts · pop 3,153 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Capitol East maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA, population 3,153. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
This is a renter market: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 860 eviction filings. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Cost burden runs 25% against 29.6% citywide, putting Capitol East 4.7% under its own city.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 20.4% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 25.9% of adults, 8.1 points above the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 18.9% in 2015 against a 20.4% peak.
Among the 44 mapped neighborhoods of Des Moines, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,086, close to the Des Moines average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $54,535.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Capitol East vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Capitol East
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
860Total filings (sum)
15.62%Avg annual filing rate
20.4%Peak year (2011)
18.86%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Capitol East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.8%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
33.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Capitol East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Capitol East?
Capitol East scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Capitol East compare to Des Moines overall?
Capitol East scores 1.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,086 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Capitol East?
Average gross rent in Capitol East is $1,086/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Capitol East residents are renters?
65% of Capitol East households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 3,153 residents.
Q5
Is Capitol East a high social-vulnerability area?
Capitol East sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Capitol East for landlords?
Capitol East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Des Moines as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Capitol East?
Capitol East has 3,091 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.7%), Hispanic / Latino (31.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
