2 census tracts · pop 9,731 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.1–4.8
Pioneer Park spans 2 census tracts of Des Moines, IA, population 9,731. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.6% citywide, putting Pioneer Park 16.5% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 19% 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.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.1 to 4.8. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,451 across 2 observed tracts.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 26.1% of renter households.
At $992 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Des Moines commands. The most recent observed rate, 12.8% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #31 of 44 neighborhoods in Des Moines. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brook Run and East Village. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pioneer Park vs Des MoinesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pioneer Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,451Total filings (sum)
16.23%Avg annual filing rate
26.1%Peak year (2014)
12.44%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pioneer Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.1%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
14.0%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pioneer Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pioneer Park?
Pioneer Park scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Pioneer Park compare to Des Moines overall?
Pioneer Park scores 0.4 points higher than Des Moines overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $992 vs $1,090.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pioneer Park?
Average gross rent in Pioneer Park is $992/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pioneer Park residents are renters?
42% of Pioneer Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Des Moines). The neighborhood has 9,731 residents.
Q5
Is Pioneer Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Pioneer Park sits in the 86th 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
Which tracts in Pioneer Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pioneer Park is census tract 19153003901 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 4.8, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Pioneer Park for landlords?
Pioneer Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pioneer Park?
Pioneer Park has 9,394 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Hispanic / Latino (23.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
