2 census tracts · pop 7,167 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Bellair spans 2 census tracts of Fort Wayne, IN and houses 7,167 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 28.5% citywide, putting Bellair 16.0% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. At $706 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Fort Wayne commands.
19% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 292 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 13.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.7% in 2018 against a 13.3% peak.
That places it #1 of 45 neighborhoods in Fort Wayne. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $33,941.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bellair vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bellair
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
292Total filings (sum)
8.76%Avg annual filing rate
13.3%Peak year (2017)
7.85%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bellair
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.5%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility shutoff threat
24.7%Food insecurity
18.5%SNAP enrollment
11.5%No health insurance
40.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bellair
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bellair?
Bellair scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bellair compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Bellair scores 1.4 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $706 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bellair?
Average gross rent in Bellair is $706/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bellair residents are renters?
61% of Bellair households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 7,167 residents.
Q5
Is Bellair a high social-vulnerability area?
Bellair sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Bellair have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bellair is census tract 18003003500 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Bellair for landlords?
Bellair carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Wayne as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bellair?
Bellair has 6,924 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.5%), Other / Multiracial (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
