Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
La Porte Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 18091042402 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 5,437 · 71% of tract blocks fall in La Porte
Census tract 18091042402 sits in La Porte eviction risk in LaPorte County, Indiana eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $910 a month against an average household income of $51,463 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,090
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$51,463
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Porte and the region
Centroid at 41.5834, -86.7657 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Porte scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Porte
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$910 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Porte
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Porte
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Porte
6.0
How La Porte compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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.
- 13.1%Housing insecurity
- 10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 41.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Porte
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 La Porte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18091042402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091042402?
Census tract 18091042402 in La Porte scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 18091042402?
Median gross rent is $910/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091042402?
25.8% of residents in tract 18091042402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,437.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091042402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 93th, minority 19th, housing 79th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18091042402 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.1% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18091042402 compare to La Porte overall?
Tract 18091042402 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of La Porte at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Porte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Porte
Top eight tracts in La Porte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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