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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Wayne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18003011304 · Allen County, IN · pop 5,558 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Fort Wayne

Census tract 18003011304 covers Fort Wayne, home to 5,558 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $783 monthly, set against $43,607 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 11% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,117
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$43,607

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#131 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.0173, -85.0527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fort Wayne scores 5.5

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
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$783 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 5.55.5This tracttract 011304Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 167Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 14.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.2%Peak (2018)
  • 87Filings 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 heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.8/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 93rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18003011304

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003011304?

Census tract 18003011304 in Fort Wayne scores 5.5/10 (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 18003011304?

Median gross rent is $783/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003011304?

31.0% of residents in tract 18003011304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,558.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003011304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 98th, minority 70th, housing 83th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003011304?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003011304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.60% of renter households, peaking at 15.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 18003011304 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 18.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 18003011304 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003011304 scores 5.5/10, 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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