4 census tracts · pop 4,035 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Downtown Gary is a 4-tract suburb of Gary, IN and houses 4,035 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Against a Gary baseline of 36.4%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.9/10. SNAP participation is 43.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.7/10.
At $912 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Gary commands. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Gary, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Gary vs GaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Gary
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.1%Housing insecurity
29.3%Utility shutoff threat
47.0%Food insecurity
41.9%SNAP enrollment
13.4%No health insurance
45.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown Gary
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Gary?
Downtown Gary scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Downtown Gary compare to Gary overall?
Downtown Gary scores 1.4 points higher than Gary overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $912 vs $1,012.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Gary?
Average gross rent in Downtown Gary eviction risk is $912/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Gary residents are renters?
73% of Downtown Gary households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Gary). The neighborhood has 4,035 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Gary a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Gary sits in the 90th 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 Downtown Gary have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Gary is census tract 18089010205 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Gary for landlords?
Downtown Gary eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gary as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Gary?
Downtown Gary has 3,946 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (86.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
