Eviction Risk in Spades Park , Indianapolis city (balance)
2 census tracts · pop 4,061 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.5–6.0
Spades Park is a white-black neighborhood in Indianapolis city (balance) with 2 census tracts and a population of 4,061 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 38% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,106/month sits 4% lower than the Indianapolis city (balance) citywide median ($1,156).
Spades Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Spades Park vs Indianapolis city (balance)
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 4,467 residents across all tracts in Spades Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 13.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 51.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 27.9%
- Other / Multiracial 7.1%
2 tracts in Spades Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18097352800 | 6.0 | 1,461 | 46% | $959 |
| 18097352700 | 5.5 | 2,600 | 57% | $1,188 |
CDC SVI percentile: 80
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Spades Park
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 984Total filings 2020-21
- 5.8Avg monthly observed
- 7.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spades Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 19.2%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility shutoff threat
- 25.6%Food insecurity
- 19.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 32.7%Any disability
About Spades Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Spades Park?
Spades Park scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Spades Park compare to Indianapolis city (balance) overall?
Spades Park scores 0.2 points higher than Indianapolis city (balance) overall (5.5/10). Rent burden: 53% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,106 vs $1,156.
What is the median rent in Spades Park?
Median gross rent in Spades Park is $1,106/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Spades Park residents are renters?
49% of Spades Park households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis city (balance)). The neighborhood has 4,061 residents.
Is Spades Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Spades Park sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.