Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Elkhart Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18039002900 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 4,371

With a score of 4.9/10, tract 18039002900 in Elkhart, IN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,371. Average gross rent is $566, 43% below the Elkhart average.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 28% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units2,397

Renter share37.7%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate13.2%

Median income$41,264

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elkhart and the region

Centroid at 41.6901, -85.9500 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elkhart scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Elkhart

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

13.2% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$566 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Elkhart

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Elkhart

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Elkhart

7.3

How Elkhart compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

56%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
33.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elkhart

Cost burden runs 27% here against 40.7% across Elkhart County. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Against the Elkhart County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

8% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $41,264, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 18039002900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039002900?

Census tract 18039002900 in Elkhart scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18039002900?

Median gross rent is $566/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18039002900?

13.2% of residents in tract 18039002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,371.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18039002900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 39th, minority 20th, housing 73th.

What share of households in tract 18039002900 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18039002900 compare to Elkhart overall?

Tract 18039002900 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Elkhart at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elkhart eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elkhart

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