1 census tracts · pop 1,192 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Midtown is a one-tract quarter of Gary, IN and houses 1,192 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 62%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 60.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.7/10.
Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 18.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. 38% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Gary. For a like-for-like read, Horace Mann and Waverly Park score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Midtown 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 & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Midtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
40.2%Housing insecurity
40.1%Utility shutoff threat
61.2%Food insecurity
60.7%SNAP enrollment
18.0%No health insurance
53.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Midtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Midtown?
Midtown 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 Midtown compare to Gary overall?
Midtown scores 1.4 points higher than Gary overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 36% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Midtown residents are renters?
52% of Midtown households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Gary). The neighborhood has 1,192 residents.
Q4
Is Midtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Midtown sits in the 86th 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.
Q5
How safe is Midtown for landlords?
Midtown 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.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Midtown?
Midtown has 1,239 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
