3 census tracts · pop 8,721 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–4.6
New Kirkwood Park spans 3 census tracts of Fort Wayne, IN and houses 8,721 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
about a quarter of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.6. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 155 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 33.3% of renter households. At $909 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Fort Wayne commands. Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #29 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
New Kirkwood Park vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in New Kirkwood Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
155Total filings (sum)
11.04%Avg annual filing rate
33.3%Peak year (2018)
12.59%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in New Kirkwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About New Kirkwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for New Kirkwood Park?
New Kirkwood Park scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 New Kirkwood Park compare to Fort Wayne overall?
New Kirkwood Park scores 0.0 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $909 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in New Kirkwood Park?
Average gross rent in New Kirkwood Park is $909/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of New Kirkwood Park residents are renters?
31% of New Kirkwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 8,721 residents.
Q5
Is New Kirkwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
New Kirkwood Park sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 New Kirkwood Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in New Kirkwood Park is census tract 18003980001 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is New Kirkwood Park for landlords?
New Kirkwood Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of New Kirkwood Park?
New Kirkwood Park has 8,817 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
