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Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Urbandale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19049050805 · Dallas County, IA · pop 6,785 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Urbandale

Here is how census tract 19049050805, in Urbandale eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,785. That is riskier than about 12% of US census tracts.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,399 a month while the average household earns $168,373 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 12% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,269
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$168,373

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 10 tracts In Urbandale
Very Low
Within county
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 19 tracts In Dallas County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#890 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very Low
National
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#82,639 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Urbandale and the region

Centroid at 41.6149, -93.8240 · click any tract to drill in

Why Urbandale scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Urbandale
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,399 rent vs county FMR
6.5
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.
Urbandale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 050805Urbandale: 2.52.5Urbandaleparent cityCounty: 2.02.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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)

  • 4Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 5.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2015)
  • 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 190490508052012: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (5.97/100 renter HHs)
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 Urbandale

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as the Dallas County average of 4.2 and in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.0% of renter households in 2015.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19049050805

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19049050805?

Census tract 19049050805 in Urbandale scores 1.1/10 (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 19049050805?

Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19049050805?

1.4% of residents in tract 19049050805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,785.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19049050805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 19th, minority 25th, housing 18th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19049050805?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 19049050805 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.97% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 19049050805 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 19049050805 compare to Urbandale overall?

Tract 19049050805 scores 1.1/10, 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.

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