Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Altoona Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19153010708 · Polk County, IA · pop 5,901 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Altoona
Eviction risk in Altoona eviction risk centers on tract 19153010708, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,901 residents. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,187 a month while the average household earns $111,487 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,186
Renter share26.9%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$111,487
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Altoona and the region
Centroid at 41.6205, -93.4665 · click any tract to drill in
Why Altoona scores 1.6
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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,187 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Altoona
What moves this score most 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 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19153010708
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153010708?
Census tract 19153010708 in Altoona scores 1.6/10 (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 19153010708?
Median gross rent is $1,187/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19153010708?
3.7% of residents in tract 19153010708 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,901.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19153010708?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 47th, minority 23th, housing 62th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 19153010708 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 19153010708 compare to Altoona overall?
Tract 19153010708 scores 1.6/10, lower than 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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