Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

West Des Moines Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 19049050816 · Dallas County, IA · pop 5,164

Census tract 19049050816 runs through West Des Moines in Dallas County. With 5,164 residents, it scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 14th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,467 monthly, set against $98,008 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

1.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 52% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units2,808

Renter share66.6%

SVI overall0.04

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$98,008

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Des Moines and the region

Centroid at 41.5607, -93.8016 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Des Moines scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Des Moines

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.9

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,467 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Des Moines

4.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Des Moines

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Des Moines

4.2

How West Des Moines compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

12%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
25%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.

5.1%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
12.4%Frequent mental distress
17.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Des Moines

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 West Des Moines 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% 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 19049050816

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19049050816?

Census tract 19049050816 in West Des Moines scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19049050816?

Median gross rent is $1,467/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19049050816?

4.8% of residents in tract 19049050816 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,164.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19049050816?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 1th, minority 32th, housing 25th.

What share of households in tract 19049050816 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.1% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19049050816 compare to West Des Moines overall?

Tract 19049050816 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of West Des Moines at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Des Moines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Des Moines

Top eight tracts in West Des Moines ranked by composite eviction-risk score.