Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 18039000803 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18039000803 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 4,198
Census tract 18039000803 belongs to Elkhart in Elkhart County, Indiana. It is home to 4,198 residents and scores 3.6/10, a lower reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,175 monthly, set against $95,165 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,191
Renter share11.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$95,165
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkhart County and the region
Centroid at 41.7177, -85.7383 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 18039000803 scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,175 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 18039000803 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 18039000803
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 set by Indiana eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Elkhart County average of 4.7 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 18039000803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039000803?
Census tract 18039000803 in Elkhart County scores 2.2/10 (Lower 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 18039000803?
Median gross rent is $1,175/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18039000803?
3.8% of residents in tract 18039000803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,198.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18039000803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 36th, minority 16th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18039000803 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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