1 census tracts · pop 5,504 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Wicker Park maps to a single census tract in Munster, IN and houses 5,504 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The voucher gap is 45.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 9.6/10. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Munster rate of 29.7%. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
22% 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. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. SNAP participation is 4.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
At $1,744 a month, rents sit 16% over what the rest of Munster commands. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate. That places it #2 of 5 neighborhoods in Munster.
Only 4% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $125,700, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wicker Park vs MunsterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wicker Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wicker Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wicker Park?
Wicker Park scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Wicker Park compare to Munster overall?
Wicker Park scores 0.3 points lower than Munster overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,744 vs $1,507.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wicker Park?
Average gross rent in Wicker Park is $1,744/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wicker Park residents are renters?
4% of Wicker Park households are renter-occupied (vs 13% in Munster). The neighborhood has 5,504 residents.
Q5
Is Wicker Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Wicker Park sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Wicker Park for landlords?
Wicker Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Munster as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wicker Park?
Wicker Park has 5,678 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.5%), Hispanic / Latino (16.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
