Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Altoona Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19153010703 · Polk County, IA · pop 5,454 · 85% of tract blocks fall in Altoona
Census tract 19153010703 runs through Altoona. With 5,454 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #45,295 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,108 monthly, set against $69,787 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,235
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$69,787
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Altoona and the region
Centroid at 41.6589, -93.4655 · click any tract to drill in
Why Altoona scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Altoona
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,108 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Altoona
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Altoona
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Altoona
4.1
How Altoona compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%Housing & transportation
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)
- 382Total filings over 10 yrs
- 7.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.8%Peak (2009)
- 51Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 96% 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.
- 11.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.6%Food insecurity
- 13.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Altoona
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Altoona 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 382 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 7.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.8% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19153010703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153010703?
Census tract 19153010703 in Altoona scores 2.8/10 (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 19153010703?
Median gross rent is $1,108/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19153010703?
9.1% of residents in tract 19153010703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,454.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19153010703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 18th, minority 20th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153010703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 382 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153010703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.36% of renter households, peaking at 17.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 19153010703 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19153010703 compare to Altoona overall?
Tract 19153010703 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Altoona at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Altoona eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Altoona
Top eight tracts in Altoona ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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