Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Portage Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18127050509 · Porter County, IN · pop 4,282 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Portage
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 18127050509 reflects conditions in Portage in Porter County, Indiana. On the national scale it ranks #48,292 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
83% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,099 a month against an average household income of $53,750 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,969
Renter share4.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$53,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.5360, -87.1920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portage scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portage
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,099 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
6.7
How Portage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 99Total filings over 2 yrs
- 29.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 35.3%Peak (2014)
- 39Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portage
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Porter County average of 4.5 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 99 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 29.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.3% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127050509
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050509?
Census tract 18127050509 in Portage scores 3/10 (Lower 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 18127050509?
Median gross rent is $1,099/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050509?
8.2% of residents in tract 18127050509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,282.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050509?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 41th, minority 44th, housing 67th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050509?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 99 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050509 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.12% of renter households, peaking at 35.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127050509 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127050509 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050509 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Portage at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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