1 census tracts · pop 3,604 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Ivanhoe is a one-tract neighborhood of Gary, IN, population 3,604. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Against a Gary baseline of 36.4%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 48.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 35.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.7/10. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10.
At $942 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Gary commands. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Gary, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Waverly Park and Tarrytown.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ivanhoe vs GaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ivanhoe
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.1%Housing insecurity
33.0%Utility shutoff threat
52.7%Food insecurity
48.4%SNAP enrollment
15.3%No health insurance
47.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ivanhoe
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ivanhoe?
Ivanhoe scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Ivanhoe compare to Gary overall?
Ivanhoe scores 1.4 points higher than Gary overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $942 vs $1,012.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ivanhoe?
Average gross rent in Ivanhoe is $942/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ivanhoe residents are renters?
68% of Ivanhoe households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Gary). The neighborhood has 3,604 residents.
Q5
Is Ivanhoe a high social-vulnerability area?
Ivanhoe sits in the 91st 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
How safe is Ivanhoe for landlords?
Ivanhoe carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ivanhoe?
Ivanhoe has 3,468 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (83.5%), Hispanic / Latino (12.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
