1 census tracts · pop 4,935 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Kirkwood Glen maps to a single census tract in Des Moines, IA and houses 4,935 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Des Moines rate of 29.6%.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running hot is economic stress at 8.7/10.
16.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 773 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 19.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.4% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 44 mapped neighborhoods of Des Moines, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
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
Kirkwood Glen vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%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 Kirkwood Glen
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
773Total filings (sum)
10.61%Avg annual filing rate
19.9%Peak year (2008)
7.42%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kirkwood Glen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.5%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility shutoff threat
32.8%Food insecurity
31.2%SNAP enrollment
14.0%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kirkwood Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kirkwood Glen?
Kirkwood Glen 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 Kirkwood Glen compare to Des Moines overall?
Kirkwood Glen scores 1.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,031 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kirkwood Glen?
Average gross rent in Kirkwood Glen is $1,031/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kirkwood Glen residents are renters?
74% of Kirkwood Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 4,935 residents.
Q5
Is Kirkwood Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Kirkwood Glen 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 Kirkwood Glen for landlords?
Kirkwood Glen 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 Kirkwood Glen?
Kirkwood Glen has 5,326 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.3%), Hispanic / Latino (22.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
