Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Wellington Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cedar Rapids
Tract 19113001900 · Linn County, IA · pop 2,603 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 19113001900 covers part of the Wellington Heights area of Cedar Rapids, IA, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,603. This is renter territory: 89% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units757
Renter share89.4%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate32.4%
Median income$36,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cedar Rapids and the region
Centroid at 41.9838, -91.6606 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wellington Heights scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
32.4% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$804 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Wellington Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 766Total filings over 7 yrs
- 13.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.6%Peak (2002)
- 77Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 48% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wellington Heights. 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.
- 17.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.1%Food insecurity
- 25.2%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 24.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wellington Heights
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Food insecurity runs 28.1% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $804, 17% below the Cedar Rapids average.
The filing record is not thin: 766 evictions over 7 years of observation. It sits 0.9 points above the Linn County average of 3.7.
Filings peaked in 2002 at 13.6% of renter households.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 19113001900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19113001900?
Census tract 19113001900 in the Wellington Heights neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 19113001900?
Median gross rent is $804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19113001900?
32.4% of residents in tract 19113001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,603.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19113001900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 11th, minority 55th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 19113001900 considered part of Wellington Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19113001900 fall within Wellington Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19113001900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 766 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 19113001900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.22% of renter households, peaking at 13.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 19113001900 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.8% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 19113001900 compare to Cedar Rapids overall?
Tract 19113001900 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Cedar Rapids at 3.2/10. 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.
Tract · IA
Kingston Village
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113002400
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113001004
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Oak Hill Jackson
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113001005
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Wellington Heights
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
Kingston Village
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IA
19113003003
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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