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Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Hammond

Tract 18089021500 · Lake County, IN · pop 2,825 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 18089021500 covers the Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District neighborhood of Hammond, home to 2,825 residents. For landlords it grades 4.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 18% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 19% of renter households, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $825 a month while the average household earns $80,667 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 18% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,038

Renter share21.9%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate10.6%

Median income$80,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hammond and the region

Centroid at 41.5878, -87.5220 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hammond

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

10.6% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$825 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hammond

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hammond

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hammond

7.3

How Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

51%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

49%Grade A
41%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

14.3%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
18.9%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
11.4%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
29.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hammond eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lake County average of 5.2 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18089021500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089021500?

Census tract 18089021500 in the Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18089021500?

Median gross rent is $825/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18089021500?

10.6% of residents in tract 18089021500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,825.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18089021500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 54th, minority 71th, housing 45th.

Is tract 18089021500 considered part of Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089021500 fall within Indi-Illi Parkway Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18089021500 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18089021500 compare to Hammond overall?

Tract 18089021500 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Hammond at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hammond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 18089021500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hammond

Top eight tracts in Hammond ranked by composite eviction-risk score.