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Kenwood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Cedar Rapids

Tract 19113000213 · Linn County, IA · pop 2,628 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 19113000213 runs through the Kenwood Park area of Cedar Rapids. With 2,628 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,150 a month while the average household earns $53,718 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 83% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 38% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units1,553

Renter share83.1%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate14.7%

Median income$53,718

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.0339, -91.6527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kenwood Park scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Iowa legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

14.7% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,150 rent vs county FMR

6.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cedar Rapids

2.5

How Kenwood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

56%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kenwood Park. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kenwood Park

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 Cedar Rapids eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Linn County average of 4.7 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 19113000213

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113000213?

Census tract 19113000213 in the Kenwood Park neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 19113000213?

Median gross rent is $1,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 19113000213?

14.7% of residents in tract 19113000213 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,628.

How socially vulnerable is tract 19113000213?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 72th, minority 56th, housing 85th.

Is tract 19113000213 considered part of Kenwood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19113000213 fall within Kenwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 19113000213 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 19113000213 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?

Tract 19113000213 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Cedar Rapids at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cedar Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cedar Rapids

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