Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Waukee Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19049050807 · Dallas County, IA · pop 8,639 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Waukee
For landlords sizing up Waukee in Dallas County, census tract 19049050807 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,290 a month against an average household income of $79,375 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units3,926
Renter share36.2%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$79,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waukee and the region
Centroid at 41.6077, -93.8530 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waukee scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waukee
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,290 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waukee
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waukee
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waukee
4.3
How Waukee compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
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)
- 113Total filings over 3 yrs
- 6.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2015)
- 46Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 24.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waukee
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Waukee 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 in line with the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 113 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% 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 19049050807
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19049050807?
Census tract 19049050807 in Waukee scores 2.7/10 (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 19049050807?
Median gross rent is $1,290/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19049050807?
11.1% of residents in tract 19049050807 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,639.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19049050807?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 57th, minority 30th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19049050807?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 113 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 19049050807 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.00% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 19049050807 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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.
Q7
How does tract 19049050807 compare to Waukee overall?
Tract 19049050807 scores 2.7/10, higher than the parent city of Waukee at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waukee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waukee
Top eight tracts in Waukee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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