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Eviction Risk in Greenwood , Des Moines

1 census tracts · pop 2,871 · pop-weighted composite 5.0/10 · range 5.0–5.0

Greenwood is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Des Moines with 1 census tract and a population of 2,871 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 56% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,280/month sits 17% higher than the Des Moines citywide median ($1,090).

Eviction Risk
5.0
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
56%
35% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,280
Median household income
$120,625
7.1% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Greenwood vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Greenwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Greenwood: 5.05.0GreenwoodNeighborhoodParent city: 3.13.1Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · IA
Meredith
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 10.8K
Peer · IA
Prairie Trail
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 17.6K
Peer · IA
Union Park
5.0
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.9K
Peer · IA
Beaverdale
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 6.2K
Comparison

Greenwood vs Des Moines

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.0 +61%
Des Moines: 3.1
Rent burden
56.2% +90%
Des Moines: 29.6%
Median gross rent
$1,280 +17%
Des Moines: $1,090
Median HH income
$120,625 +89%
Des Moines: $63,966
Poverty rate
7.1% -52%
Des Moines: 14.9%
Renter share
36.9% -7%
Des Moines: 39.5%
Where

Tract centroids in Greenwood

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,748 residents across all tracts in Greenwood. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 3.3% White (non-Hispanic): 89.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 2.7% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.2% Other / Multiracial: 2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 3.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 89.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 2.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.2%
  • Other / Multiracial 2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Greenwood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
19153003200 5.0 2,871 56% $1,280
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 38

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 21%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 36%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Greenwood

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 110Total filings (sum)
  • 2.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak year (2007)
  • 2.21%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenwood

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Greenwood

What is the eviction-risk score for Greenwood?

Greenwood scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Greenwood compare to Des Moines overall?

Greenwood scores 1.9 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.1/10). Rent burden: 56% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,280 vs $1,090.

What is the median rent in Greenwood?

Median gross rent in Greenwood is $1,280/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Greenwood residents are renters?

37% of Greenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 2,871 residents.

Is Greenwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Greenwood sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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