Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Michigan City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18091040300 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 2,130
With a score of $1/10, tract 18091040300 in Michigan City ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,130 residents. That is riskier than roughly 12% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $798 a month against an average household income of $60,323 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units864
Renter share37.4%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$60,323
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Michigan City and the region
Centroid at 41.7064, -86.9038 · click any tract to drill in
Why Michigan City scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Michigan City
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$798 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Michigan City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Michigan City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Michigan City
2.6
How Michigan City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 17.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.3%Food insecurity
- 13.9%SNAP enrollment
- 11.0%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Michigan City
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 Michigan City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18091040300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091040300?
Census tract 18091040300 in Michigan City scores 3.9/10 (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 18091040300?
Median gross rent is $798/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091040300?
16.2% of residents in tract 18091040300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,130.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091040300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 45th, minority 56th, housing 35th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18091040300 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.2% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18091040300 compare to Michigan City overall?
Tract 18091040300 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Michigan City at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Michigan City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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