Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Head Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24017850201 · Charles County, MD · pop 798 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Indian Head
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 24017850201 (Indian Head, Maryland) comes in at 7.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,784 a month against an average household income of $87,222 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units340
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$87,222
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indian Head and the region
Centroid at 38.5658, -77.2014 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Head scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Indian Head
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,784 rent vs county FMR
7.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Indian Head
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Indian Head
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Indian Head
6.4
How Indian Head compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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.
- 15.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 24.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Head
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Indian Head, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Charles County average of 6.1 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 24017850201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24017850201?
Census tract 24017850201 in Indian Head scores 2.4/10 (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 24017850201?
Median gross rent is $2,784/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24017850201?
3.8% of residents in tract 24017850201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24017850201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 9th, minority 70th, housing 16th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24017850201 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.9% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24017850201 compare to Indian Head overall?
Tract 24017850201 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Indian Head at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Indian Head; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Indian Head
Top eight tracts in Indian Head ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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