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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Indianapolis Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18097340108 · Marion County, IN · pop 3,082 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Indianapolis

18097340108 is a census tract in Indianapolis, IN. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,082. This is renter territory: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 51% Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,338
Renter share87.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$45,815

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 231 tracts In Indianapolis
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 253 tracts In Marion County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#93 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region

Centroid at 39.8123, -86.2728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indianapolis scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,055 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Indianapolis
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8

How Indianapolis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Indianapolis risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 3401084.0Indianapolisparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 594Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 39.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.19×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Indianapolis

27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Food insecurity runs 34.9% against 17.8% nationally.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10.

Against the Marion County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. SNAP participation runs 25.9% against 15.2% nationally.

42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Marion County average of 46.3%. At $1,055 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Indianapolis commands.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 18097340108

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097340108?

Census tract 18097340108 in Indianapolis scores 5.4/10 (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 18097340108?

Median gross rent is $1,055/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18097340108?

26.3% of residents in tract 18097340108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,082.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18097340108?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 27th, minority 83th, housing 90th.
Q5

Did eviction filings in tract 18097340108 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.19× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q6

What share of households in tract 18097340108 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.7% 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. 21.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 18097340108 compare to Indianapolis overall?

Tract 18097340108 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Indianapolis at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Indianapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Indianapolis

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

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