Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Michigan City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 18091040300 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 2,130

With a score of 3.6/10, tract 18091040300 in Michigan City, IN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,130. Severe burden reaches 33%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

3.6

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.

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 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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 clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $798, 17% below the Michigan City average.

On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $60,323, annual rent is just 16%.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 37% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the LaPorte County average of 3.7 closely. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 18091040300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091040300?

Census tract 18091040300 in Michigan City scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 18091040300 compare to Michigan City overall?

Tract 18091040300 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Michigan City at 3.2/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Michigan City

Top eight tracts in Michigan City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.