Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Dunlap Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18039002001 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 3,850 · 56% of tract blocks fall in Dunlap
Tract 18039002001, home to 3,850 residents in Dunlap, scores 3.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,044 a month while the average household earns $68,843 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,352
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$68,843
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunlap and the region
Centroid at 41.6185, -85.9100 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dunlap scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunlap
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,044 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunlap
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunlap
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunlap
3.0
How Dunlap compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dunlap
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 Dunlap, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 18039002001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039002001?
Census tract 18039002001 in Dunlap scores 2.6/10 (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 18039002001?
Median gross rent is $1,044/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18039002001?
5.9% of residents in tract 18039002001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,850.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18039002001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 75th, minority 28th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18039002001 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18039002001 compare to Dunlap overall?
Tract 18039002001 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dunlap at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunlap; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dunlap
Top eight tracts in Dunlap ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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