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Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally

Urbandale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19153010407 · Polk County, IA · pop 4,356

Census tract 19153010407 runs through Urbandale. With 4,356 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,255 monthly, set against $138,194 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 8% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,627
Renter share11.2%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$138,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 10 tracts In Urbandale
Low
Within county
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#104 of 112 tracts In Polk County
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#880 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very Low
National
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#81,634 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Urbandale and the region

Centroid at 41.6406, -93.7462 · click any tract to drill in

Why Urbandale scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Urbandale
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Urbandale
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Urbandale
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Urbandale
3.8

How Urbandale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Urbandale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 010407Urbandale: 2.52.5Urbandaleparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 45Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak (2013)
  • 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 191530104072006: 2 filings (0.89/100 renter HHs)2007: 6 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (3.10/100 renter HHs)2010: 3 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (4.47/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2015: 1 filings (0.56/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Urbandale

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Urbandale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 45 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2013.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19153010407

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153010407?

Census tract 19153010407 in Urbandale scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 19153010407?

Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19153010407?

4.0% of residents in tract 19153010407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,356.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19153010407?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 18th, minority 18th, housing 5th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153010407?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153010407 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19153010407 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19153010407 compare to Urbandale overall?

Tract 19153010407 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Urbandale at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Urbandale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Urbandale

Top eight tracts in Urbandale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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