1 census tracts · pop 6,426 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Fort Des Moines maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA and houses 6,426 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a Des Moines baseline of 29.6%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 17% 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. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Average gross rent is $896, 18% below the Des Moines average of $1,090. Court records for this tract carry 2,017 eviction filings.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 22.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.3% in 2015 against a 22.8% peak. That places it #20 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Laurel Hill and Highland Park. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $52,917. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fort Des Moines vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fort Des Moines
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,017Total filings (sum)
17.99%Avg annual filing rate
22.8%Peak year (2007)
16.27%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fort Des Moines
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.3%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
12.0%No health insurance
31.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fort Des Moines
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fort Des Moines?
Fort Des Moines scores 4.5/10 (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 Fort Des Moines compare to Des Moines overall?
Fort Des Moines scores 1.1 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $896 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fort Des Moines?
Average gross rent in Fort Des Moines eviction risk is $896/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fort Des Moines residents are renters?
47% of Fort Des Moines households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 6,426 residents.
Q5
Is Fort Des Moines a high social-vulnerability area?
Fort Des Moines sits in the 87th 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 Fort Des Moines for landlords?
Fort Des Moines eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Fort Des Moines?
Fort Des Moines has 6,015 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Hispanic / Latino (23.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
