Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
West Des Moines Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 19153011025 · Polk County, IA · pop 3,942
For landlords sizing up West Des Moines, census tract 19153011025 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,155 a month while the average household earns $121,154 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,418
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$121,154
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Des Moines and the region
Centroid at 41.5782, -93.7664 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Des Moines scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Des Moines
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,155 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 40Total filings over 10 yrs
- 1.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2006)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 83% over the past 10 months.
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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 22.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Des Moines
The score leans hardest on 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 above the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Iowa statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 40 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19153011025
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153011025?
Census tract 19153011025 in West Des Moines scores 1.4/10 (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 19153011025?
Median gross rent is $1,155/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19153011025?
3.0% of residents in tract 19153011025 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,942.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19153011025?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 46th, minority 27th, housing 35th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153011025?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153011025 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.29% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 19153011025 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19153011025 compare to West Des Moines overall?
Tract 19153011025 scores 1.4/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in West Des Moines
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3.4
/ 10 · Low
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3
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.4
/ 10 · Low
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2.2
/ 10 · Low
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2.2
/ 10 · Low
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2.1
/ 10 · Low
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