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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Clinton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 19045000200 · Clinton County, IA · pop 1,764 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Clinton

19045000200 is a census tract in Clinton, IA. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 10% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units757
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$48,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Clinton
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 12 tracts In Clinton County
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#70 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clinton and the region

Centroid at 41.8176, -90.1952 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clinton scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Clinton
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$804 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clinton
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clinton
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clinton
7.2

How Clinton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Clinton risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0002004.0Clintonparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 44Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.8%Peak (2004)
  • 9Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 19045000200
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clinton

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 2/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

Against the Clinton County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.2/10.

The filing record is not thin: 44 evictions over 4 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2004, when 4.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10.

Statewide the IA average is 3.7, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 40% of renters.

Average gross rent is $804, close to the Clinton average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 19045000200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19045000200?

Census tract 19045000200 in Clinton scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 19045000200?

Median gross rent is $804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19045000200?

18.6% of residents in tract 19045000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,764.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19045000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 50th, minority 15th, housing 21th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19045000200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 44 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 19045000200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.83% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19045000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19045000200 compare to Clinton overall?

Tract 19045000200 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Clinton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clinton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Clinton

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

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