Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Frisbie Park Eviction Risk: Lower , West Des Moines
Tract 19153011111 · Polk County, IA · pop 5,356 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
In Frisbie Park in West Des Moines, census tract 19153011111 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $991 a month against an average household income of $49,129 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,585
Renter share59.0%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$49,129
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Des Moines and the region
Centroid at 41.5843, -93.7171 · click any tract to drill in
Why Frisbie Park scores 3.7
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
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$991 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Frisbie Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 334Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2014)
- 40Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Frisbie 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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Frisbie Park
What moves this score most 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 334 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 19153011111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19153011111?
Census tract 19153011111 in the Frisbie 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 19153011111?
Median gross rent is $991/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19153011111?
15.2% of residents in tract 19153011111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,356.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19153011111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 61th, minority 49th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 19153011111 considered part of Frisbie Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19153011111 fall within Frisbie Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 19153011111?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 334 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 19153011111 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.15% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 19153011111 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 19153011111 compare to West Des Moines overall?
Tract 19153011111 scores 3.7/10, higher 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.
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