Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Michigan City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 18091043000 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 2,422 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Michigan City
Tract 18091043000 sits in Michigan City eviction risk, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. Population here is 2,422. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,419
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$52,522
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Michigan City and the region
Centroid at 41.7268, -86.8925 · click any tract to drill in
Why Michigan City scores 4.6
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
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$759 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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.
- 13.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.6%Food insecurity
- 12.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Michigan City
about a quarter of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the LaPorte County average of 35.8%. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. At $759 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of Michigan City commands.
The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 0.9 points above the LaPorte County average of 3.7. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 6.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $52,522, annual rent is just 17%.
42% 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 18091043000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091043000?
Census tract 18091043000 in Michigan City scores 4.6/10 (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 18091043000?
Median gross rent is $759/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091043000?
26.3% of residents in tract 18091043000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,422.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091043000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 70th, minority 48th, housing 63th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18091043000 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.9% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18091043000 compare to Michigan City overall?
Tract 18091043000 scores 4.6/10, 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.
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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18091040900
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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18091041300
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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18091041400
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.4
/ 10 · Low
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3
/ 10 · Low
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