1 census tracts · pop 4,513 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Ludwig Circle is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN, population 4,513. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. 35% 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.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Fort Wayne rate of 28.5%. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. At $1,315 a month, rents sit 32% over what the rest of Fort Wayne commands.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 41 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 8.7% of renter households.
That places it #29 of 45 neighborhoods in Fort Wayne. Judgments average 3.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, New Kirkwood Park and Concord Hill score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ludwig Circle vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ludwig Circle
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
41Total filings (sum)
7.10%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2018)
8.65%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ludwig Circle
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
30.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ludwig Circle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ludwig Circle?
Ludwig Circle scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Ludwig Circle compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Ludwig Circle scores 0.0 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,315 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ludwig Circle?
Average gross rent in Ludwig Circle is $1,315/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ludwig Circle residents are renters?
26% of Ludwig Circle households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 4,513 residents.
Q5
Is Ludwig Circle a high social-vulnerability area?
Ludwig Circle sits in the 54th 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
How safe is Ludwig Circle for landlords?
Ludwig Circle carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ludwig Circle?
Ludwig Circle has 4,688 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
