Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Michigan City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 18091041400 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 4,674 · 53% of tract blocks fall in Michigan City
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 18091041400 in Michigan City ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,674 residents. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $863 a month against an average household income of $42,890 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,205
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate28.5%
Median income$42,890
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Michigan City and the region
Centroid at 41.6730, -86.8794 · click any tract to drill in
Why Michigan City scores 5.2
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
28.5% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$863 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 61%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.
- 20.0%Housing insecurity
- 15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.1%Food insecurity
- 19.4%SNAP enrollment
- 13.2%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 40.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Michigan City
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.1/10. 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 above the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 77th 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 18091041400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091041400?
Census tract 18091041400 in Michigan City scores 5.2/10 (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 18091041400?
Median gross rent is $863/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091041400?
28.5% of residents in tract 18091041400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,674.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091041400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 40th, minority 61th, housing 79th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18091041400 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.0% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18091041400 compare to Michigan City overall?
Tract 18091041400 scores 5.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Michigan City
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/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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