Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Plainfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18063210801 · Hendricks County, IN · pop 3,236
The Moderate-tier score of 4.3/10 for census tract 18063210801 reflects conditions in Plainfield, Indiana. That is riskier than about 18% of US census tracts.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,170 monthly, set against $79,798 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,305
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$79,798
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plainfield and the region
Centroid at 39.6925, -86.3810 · click any tract to drill in
Why Plainfield scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plainfield
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,170 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plainfield
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plainfield
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plainfield
4.0
How Plainfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 26%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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Plainfield
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hendricks County average of 4.3 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18063210801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18063210801?
Census tract 18063210801 in Plainfield 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 18063210801?
Median gross rent is $1,170/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18063210801?
5.4% of residents in tract 18063210801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,236.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18063210801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 60th, minority 26th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18063210801 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18063210801 compare to Plainfield overall?
Tract 18063210801 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Plainfield at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Plainfield
Top eight tracts in Plainfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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