3 census tracts · pop 11,147 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.1
Independence spans 3 census tracts of Evansville, IN, population 11,147. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.1, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Filings are well documented here: 671 across 2 observed tracts. 9% 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.
33% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, a little above the Evansville rate of 29.1%. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 9.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.3% in 2013 against a 9.9% peak.
That places it #7 of 7 neighborhoods in Evansville. For a like-for-like read, Lakewood Hills and Country Club Meadows score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,000, close to the Evansville average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $56,781.
42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Independence vs EvansvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority15%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Independence
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
671Total filings (sum)
7.06%Avg annual filing rate
9.9%Peak year (2011)
6.28%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Independence
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.9%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Independence
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Independence?
Independence scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Independence compare to Evansville overall?
Independence scores 0.2 points higher than Evansville overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,000 vs $975.
Q3
What is the average rent in Independence?
Average gross rent in Independence is $1,000/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Independence residents are renters?
42% of Independence households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Evansville). The neighborhood has 11,147 residents.
Q5
Is Independence a high social-vulnerability area?
Independence sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Independence have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Independence is census tract 18163010800 (score 4.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Independence for landlords?
Independence carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Evansville as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Independence?
Independence has 11,009 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%), Hispanic / Latino (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
