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Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Wayne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18003011303 · Allen County, IN · pop 2,272 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Fort Wayne

Census tract 18003011303 runs through Fort Wayne. With 2,272 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $643 monthly, set against $39,464 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 34% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,027
Renter share56.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate33.8%
Median income$39,464

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#10 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#163 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,562 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.0419, -85.0696 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fort Wayne scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Wayne
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
33.8% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$643 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Wayne
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Wayne
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Wayne
2.0

How Fort Wayne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fort Wayne risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 011303Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 62Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 8.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.2%Peak (2018)
  • 39Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fort Wayne

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 Fort Wayne eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allen County average of 4.6 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Asian and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 8.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.2% of renter households in 2018.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18003011303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003011303?

Census tract 18003011303 in Fort Wayne scores 5.4/10 (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 18003011303?

Median gross rent is $643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003011303?

33.8% of residents in tract 18003011303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,272.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003011303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 99th, minority 80th, housing 63th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003011303?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003011303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.10% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 18003011303 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.0% 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. 22.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 18003011303 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003011303 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Wayne at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Wayne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Wayne

Top eight tracts in Fort Wayne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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