3 census tracts · pop 13,427 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.9–5.2
Lincoln Village spans 3 census tracts of Merrillville, IN and houses 13,427 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 33.6% citywide, putting Lincoln Village 23.3% over its own city.
36% 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. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.9 to 5.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. The voucher gap is 11.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Merrillville. Average gross rent runs $1,336, close to the Merrillville average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $72,204. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lincoln Village vs MerrillvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lincoln Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.8%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
31.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lincoln Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lincoln Village?
Lincoln Village scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Lincoln Village compare to Merrillville overall?
Lincoln Village scores 0.5 points higher than Merrillville overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,336 vs $1,282.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lincoln Village?
Average gross rent in Lincoln Village is $1,336/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lincoln Village residents are renters?
34% of Lincoln Village households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Merrillville). The neighborhood has 13,427 residents.
Q5
Is Lincoln Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Lincoln Village sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Lincoln Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lincoln Village is census tract 18089042508 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.2, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Lincoln Village for landlords?
Lincoln Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Merrillville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lincoln Village?
Lincoln Village has 13,521 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (33%), Hispanic / Latino (21.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
