1 census tracts · pop 1,571 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
West Central is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN, population 1,571. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $819 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Fort Wayne commands.
Court records for this tract carry 73 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 6.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 6.3% of renter households. That places it #21 of 45 neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.
Judgments average 4.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Maplewood Park and Cambridge Oaks score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $48,693.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Central vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Central
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
73Total filings (sum)
6.04%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak year (2018)
6.28%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Central
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.9%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Central
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Central?
West Central scores 3.6/10 (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 West Central compare to Fort Wayne overall?
West Central scores 0.4 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $819 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Central?
Average gross rent in West Central is $819/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Central residents are renters?
57% of West Central households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 1,571 residents.
Q5
Is West Central a high social-vulnerability area?
West Central sits in the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Central for landlords?
West Central carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West Central?
West Central has 1,525 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
