Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Richmond Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18177000800 · Wayne County, IN · pop 4,261 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Richmond

18177000800 is a census tract in Richmond, IN. It scores 4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,261 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 28% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,472

Renter share40.7%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate14.0%

Median income$51,818

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond and the region

Centroid at 39.8198, -84.9131 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richmond scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Richmond

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

14.0% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$771 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Richmond

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Richmond

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Richmond

7.4

How Richmond compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

47%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
35.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richmond

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. 30% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Wayne County average of 37.3%.

The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10.

Against average income of $51,818, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Wayne County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $771, close to the Richmond average.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18177000800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18177000800?

Census tract 18177000800 in Richmond scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 18177000800?

Median gross rent is $771/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18177000800?

14.0% of residents in tract 18177000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,261.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18177000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 17th, minority 28th, housing 57th.

What share of households in tract 18177000800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18177000800 compare to Richmond overall?

Tract 18177000800 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Richmond at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richmond

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