2 census tracts · pop 10,665 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Rockwell takes in 2 census tracts of Dyer, IN and houses 10,665 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 47%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $692 a month, rents sit 44% under what the rest of Dyer commands. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 52% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $105,338, annual rent is only 8%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rockwell vs DyerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rockwell
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rockwell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rockwell?
Rockwell scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Rockwell compare to Dyer overall?
Rockwell scores 0.4 points lower than Dyer overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $692 vs $1,225.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rockwell?
Average gross rent in Rockwell is $692/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rockwell residents are renters?
7% of Rockwell households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in Dyer). The neighborhood has 10,665 residents.
Q5
Is Rockwell a high social-vulnerability area?
Rockwell sits in the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Rockwell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rockwell is census tract 18089042802 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Rockwell for landlords?
Rockwell carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dyer as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rockwell?
Rockwell has 10,887 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
