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Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Iowa City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 19103010401 · Johnson County, IA · pop 3,524 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Iowa City

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 19103010401 (Iowa City in Johnson County, Iowa) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,093 a month while the average household earns $55,903 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 18% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,531
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$55,903

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 19 tracts In Iowa City
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#11 of 36 tracts In Johnson County
Elevated
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#77 of 896 tracts In Iowa
Very High
National
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#26,446 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Iowa City and the region

Centroid at 41.5826, -91.5580 · click any tract to drill in

Why Iowa City scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Iowa City
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,093 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Iowa City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Iowa City
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Iowa City
3.5

How Iowa City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Iowa City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 010401Iowa City: 2.82.8Iowa Cityparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

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 Iowa City

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Iowa City 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 Johnson County average of 4.7 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 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% 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 19103010401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19103010401?

Census tract 19103010401 in Iowa City scores 4.9/10 (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 19103010401?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 19103010401?

19.7% of residents in tract 19103010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,524.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 19103010401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 84th, minority 42th, housing 87th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 19103010401 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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.
Q6

How does tract 19103010401 compare to Iowa City overall?

Tract 19103010401 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Iowa City at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Iowa City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Iowa City

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

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