1 census tracts · pop 2,783 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Capitol Park maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA and houses 2,783 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 29.6% citywide, putting Capitol Park 26.7% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 31.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 409 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. At $933 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Des Moines commands. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 8.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.8% in 2015 against a 8.6% peak. That places it #1 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Capitol Park vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Capitol Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
409Total filings (sum)
6.79%Avg annual filing rate
8.6%Peak year (2007)
7.80%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Capitol Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.2%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility shutoff threat
35.2%Food insecurity
31.8%SNAP enrollment
20.9%No health insurance
39.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Capitol Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Capitol Park?
Capitol Park 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 Park compare to Des Moines overall?
Capitol Park scores 1.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $933 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Capitol Park?
Average gross rent in Capitol Park is $933/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Capitol Park residents are renters?
48% of Capitol Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 2,783 residents.
Q5
Is Capitol Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Capitol Park sits in the 93rd 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 Park for landlords?
Capitol Park 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 Park?
Capitol Park has 2,816 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (43.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
