Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Richmond Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18177000900 · Wayne County, IN · pop 5,232 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Richmond

Census tract 18177000900 runs through Richmond. With 5,232 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #12,435 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $883 a month against an average household income of $37,514 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 25% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units2,323

Renter share49.1%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate23.0%

Median income$37,514

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond and the region

Centroid at 39.8038, -84.8945 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richmond scores 5.2

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

23.0% poverty · this tract

5.8

Supply constraint

$883 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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: 87

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

80%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
74%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.

17.1%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
25.0%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
12.3%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
41.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richmond

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Richmond eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 5.6 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 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 18177000900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18177000900?

Census tract 18177000900 in Richmond scores 5.2/10 (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 18177000900?

Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18177000900?

23.0% of residents in tract 18177000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,232.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18177000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 98th, minority 36th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 18177000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.1% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18177000900 compare to Richmond overall?

Tract 18177000900 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Richmond at 2.6/10. 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.