Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Iowa State Center Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ames
Tract 19169001101 · Story County, IA · pop 3,112 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 19169001101, home to 3,112 residents in the Iowa State Center neighborhood of Ames, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,000 monthly, set against $56,108 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,228
Renter share70.7%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate42.4%
Median income$56,108
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ames and the region
Centroid at 42.0128, -93.6441 · click any tract to drill in
Why Iowa State Center scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ames
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Iowa legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
42.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,000 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ames
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ames
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ames
8.0
How Iowa State Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.3%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 22.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Iowa State Center
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Ames eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Story County average of 4.6 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 32nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 19169001101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 19169001101?
Census tract 19169001101 in the Iowa State Center neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 19169001101?
Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 19169001101?
42.4% of residents in tract 19169001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,112.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 19169001101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 1th, minority 29th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 19169001101 considered part of Iowa State Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 19169001101 fall within Iowa State Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 19169001101 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 19169001101 compare to Ames overall?
Tract 19169001101 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Ames at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ames eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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