Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Evansville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18163010102 · Vanderburgh County, IN · pop 3,656 · 73% of tract blocks fall in Evansville

Census tract 18163010102 belongs to Evansville, Indiana. It is home to 3,656 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #42,222 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $983 a month while the average household earns $37,848 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 35% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,071

Renter share78.0%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate25.6%

Median income$37,848

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Evansville and the region

Centroid at 38.0134, -87.4704 · click any tract to drill in

Why Evansville scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Evansville

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

25.6% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$983 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Evansville

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Evansville

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Evansville

2.0

How Evansville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

50%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
16.2%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
37.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Evansville

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Evansville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Vanderburgh County average of 4.8 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18163010102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18163010102?

Census tract 18163010102 in Evansville scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18163010102?

Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18163010102?

25.6% of residents in tract 18163010102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,656.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18163010102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 58th, minority 27th, housing 55th.

What share of households in tract 18163010102 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18163010102 compare to Evansville overall?

Tract 18163010102 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Evansville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Evansville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Evansville

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