Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
St. John Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18089042904 · Lake County, IN · pop 5,552 · 39% of tract blocks fall in St. John
Census tract 18089042904 runs through St. John in Lake County. With 5,552 residents, it scores 4.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,369 a month against an average household income of $89,015 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,248
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$89,015
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. John and the region
Centroid at 41.3994, -87.4971 · click any tract to drill in
Why St. John scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. John
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,369 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. John
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. John
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. John
2.7
How St. John compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in St. John
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from St. John 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 in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042904?
Census tract 18089042904 in St. John scores 2.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18089042904?
Median gross rent is $1,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042904?
7.1% of residents in tract 18089042904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,552.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 50th, minority 32th, housing 56th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18089042904 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18089042904 compare to St. John overall?
Tract 18089042904 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of St. John at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. John eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in St. John
Top eight tracts in St. John ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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