Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Urbandale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19153010410 · Polk County, IA · pop 2,763

Urbandale in Polk County anchors census tract 19153010410, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #32,666 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,185 monthly, set against $110,580 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 5% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units889

Renter share10.6%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate10.5%

Median income$110,580

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Urbandale and the region

Centroid at 41.6330, -93.7268 · click any tract to drill in

Why Urbandale scores 2.2

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

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,185 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

1%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
24.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Urbandale

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.1/10. 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 Urbandale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 7.9% 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 17th 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 19153010410

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153010410?

Census tract 19153010410 in Urbandale scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19153010410?

Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19153010410?

10.5% of residents in tract 19153010410 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,763.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19153010410?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 84th, minority 38th, housing 21th.

What share of households in tract 19153010410 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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.

How does tract 19153010410 compare to Urbandale overall?

Tract 19153010410 scores 2.2/10, 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.