Marktown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 4,750 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 4.9–5.6
Marktown Historic District is a 2-tract neighborhood of East Chicago, IN and houses 4,750 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
21.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Cost burden runs roughly one in four against 30.2% citywide, putting Marktown Historic District 5.2% under its own city.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. At $917 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of East Chicago commands.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of East Chicago, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, East Calumet and Washington Square score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Marktown Historic District vs East ChicagoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marktown Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.5%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility shutoff threat
34.0%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
22.7%No health insurance
38.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Marktown Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marktown Historic District?
Marktown Historic District scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Marktown Historic District compare to East Chicago overall?
Marktown Historic District scores 1.2 points higher than East Chicago overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $917 vs $854.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marktown Historic District?
Average gross rent in Marktown Historic District is $917/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marktown Historic District residents are renters?
52% of Marktown Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in East Chicago). The neighborhood has 4,750 residents.
Q5
Is Marktown Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Marktown Historic District sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Marktown Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Marktown Historic District is census tract 18089030400 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Marktown Historic District for landlords?
Marktown Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 East Chicago as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Marktown Historic District?
Marktown Historic District has 4,872 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (60.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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