Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Frederiksen Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ames
Tract 19169000500 · Story County, IA · pop 5,117 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 19169000500 sits in the Frederiksen Court area of Ames eviction risk, IA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. It is home to 5,117 residents. Severe burden reaches 43%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units712
Renter share97.3%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate60.7%
Median income$19,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ames and the region
Centroid at 42.0352, -93.6397 · click any tract to drill in
Why Frederiksen Court scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ames
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
60.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$735 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ames
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ames
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ames
8.0
How Frederiksen Court compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
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.
- 19.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.7%Food insecurity
- 28.1%SNAP enrollment
- 21.4%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 28.4%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Frederiksen Court
Against Story County at 40.1%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 61%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
97% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Set annual rent against average income of $19,857 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.5/10. Against the Story County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points. Average gross rent is $735, 28% below the Ames average.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. SNAP participation runs 28.1% against 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity runs 30.7% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 81st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.4/10.
Statewide the IA average is 3.7, so this tract runs 2.7 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 19169000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169000500?
Census tract 19169000500 in the Frederiksen Court neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 19169000500?
Median gross rent is $735/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19169000500?
60.7% of residents in tract 19169000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,117.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19169000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 0th, minority 42th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 19169000500 considered part of Frederiksen Court?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169000500 fall within Frederiksen Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 19169000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.0% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19169000500 compare to Ames overall?
Tract 19169000500 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Ames at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ames eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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