Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Frankfort
Tract 18023950500 ·
Clinton County, IN · pop 4,191 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
18023950500 is a census tract in the Downtown Historic District area of Frankfort, IN. It scores 5/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,191 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 34%Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,651
Renter share47.2%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$50,726
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Downtown Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 4 tracts In Frankfort
Very High
Within county
100th percentile
#1 of 8 tracts In Clinton County
Very High
Within state
84th percentile
#276 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Frankfort and the region
Centroid at 40.2899, -86.5279 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Historic District scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Frankfort
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$873 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Frankfort
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Frankfort
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Frankfort
4.9
How Downtown Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
80%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation
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.
17.7%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
25.0%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
11.7%Transit barriers
17.3%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Historic District
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. Against Clinton County at 35.8%, 28% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10.
It sits 1.3 points above the Clinton County average of 3.7. The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Food insecurity runs 25.0% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $873, close to the Frankfort average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18023950500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18023950500?
Census tract 18023950500 in the Downtown Historic District neighborhood scores 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 18023950500?
Median gross rent is $873/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18023950500?
17.9% of residents in tract 18023950500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,191.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18023950500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 70th, minority 42th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 18023950500 considered part of Downtown Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18023950500 fall within Downtown Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18023950500 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.7% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18023950500 compare to Frankfort overall?
Tract 18023950500 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Frankfort at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Frankfort eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Frankfort
Top eight tracts in Frankfort ranked by composite eviction-risk score.