2 census tracts · pop 13,567 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Wanamaker spans 2 census tracts of Indianapolis, IN and houses 13,567 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,419, 23% above the Indianapolis average of $1,156.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
SNAP participation is 6.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 10.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. That places it #62 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wanamaker vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wanamaker
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
995Total filings 2020-21
6.4Avg monthly observed
4.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.55×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wanamaker
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.2%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
24.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wanamaker
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wanamaker?
Wanamaker scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Wanamaker compare to Indianapolis overall?
Wanamaker scores 1.0 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,419 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wanamaker?
Average gross rent in Wanamaker is $1,419/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wanamaker residents are renters?
16% of Wanamaker households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 13,567 residents.
Q5
Is Wanamaker a high social-vulnerability area?
Wanamaker sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Wanamaker have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wanamaker is census tract 18097390104 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Wanamaker for landlords?
Wanamaker carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Indianapolis as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wanamaker?
Wanamaker has 13,837 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
