Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Ames Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 19169001303 · Story County, IA · pop 4,198 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Ames

The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 19169001303 reflects conditions in Ames, Iowa. On the national scale it ranks #45,304 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,129 monthly, set against $62,132 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 38% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units2,059

Renter share66.0%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate22.4%

Median income$62,132

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ames and the region

Centroid at 42.0179, -93.6889 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ames scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

22.4% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$1,129 rent vs county FMR

5.7

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 Ames compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

49%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
16%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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
23.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ames

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Ames eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Story County average of 4.6 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 19169001303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169001303?

Census tract 19169001303 in Ames scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 19169001303?

Median gross rent is $1,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19169001303?

22.4% of residents in tract 19169001303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,198.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19169001303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 2th, minority 34th, housing 16th.

What share of households in tract 19169001303 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19169001303 compare to Ames overall?

Tract 19169001303 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Ames at 2.9/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ames

Top eight tracts in Ames ranked by composite eviction-risk score.