Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
West Des Moines Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19049050813 · Dallas County, IA · pop 2,051
Census tract 19049050813 sits in West Des Moines eviction risk in Dallas County, Iowa eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,240 a month against an average household income of $96,333 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units992
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$96,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Des Moines and the region
Centroid at 41.5955, -93.8145 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Des Moines scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Des Moines
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,240 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Des Moines
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Des Moines
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Des Moines
4.2
How West Des Moines compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.9%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Des Moines
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 West Des Moines eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dallas County average of 4.2 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 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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 19049050813
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19049050813?
Census tract 19049050813 in West Des Moines 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 19049050813?
Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19049050813?
9.6% of residents in tract 19049050813 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,051.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19049050813?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 9th, minority 27th, housing 5th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 19049050813 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 19049050813 compare to West Des Moines overall?
Tract 19049050813 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of West Des Moines at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Des Moines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Des Moines
Top eight tracts in West Des Moines ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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