4 census tracts · pop 10,788 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.6–6
Morningside spans 4 census tracts of Gary, IN, population 10,788. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Gary rate of 36.4%.
25.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. 30% 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.
Food insecurity affects 41.6% of adults, 23.8 points above the national rate. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.7/10. The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. At $1,150 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Gary commands. That places it #11 of 15 neighborhoods in Gary.
For a like-for-like read, University Park and Horace Mann 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. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
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
5.9
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Morningside vs GaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Morningside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.9%Housing insecurity
24.7%Utility shutoff threat
40.1%Food insecurity
32.6%SNAP enrollment
12.7%No health insurance
39.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Morningside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Morningside?
Morningside scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Morningside compare to Gary overall?
Morningside scores 1.3 points higher than Gary overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,150 vs $1,012.
Q3
What is the average rent in Morningside?
Average gross rent in Morningside is $1,150/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Morningside residents are renters?
48% of Morningside households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Gary). The neighborhood has 10,788 residents.
Q5
Is Morningside a high social-vulnerability area?
Morningside sits in the 87th 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 Morningside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Morningside is census tract 18089012500 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Morningside for landlords?
Morningside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Morningside?
Morningside has 10,395 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
