Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 39085205001 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39085205001 ·
Lake County, OH · pop 5,494
Census tract 39085205001 belongs to Lake in Lake County, Ohio. It is home to 5,494 residents and scores 4.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,339 a month against an average household income of $101,165 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 9%Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,407
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$101,165
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
16th percentile
#50 of 59 tracts In Lake County
Very Low
Within state
15th percentile
#2,701 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very Low
National
12th percentile
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lake County and the region
Centroid at 41.6670, -81.2784 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 39085205001 scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,339 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 39085205001 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
3%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
175Total filings over 14 yrs
5.16%Avg annual filing rate
14.1%Peak (2009)
11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2002 to 2017
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.6%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 39085205001
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 set by Ohio eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 4.8 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 175 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.1% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39085205001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39085205001?
Census tract 39085205001 in Lake County scores 2/10 (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 39085205001?
Median gross rent is $1,339/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39085205001?
4.8% of residents in tract 39085205001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,494.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39085205001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 11th, minority 10th, housing 23th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39085205001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 175 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 39085205001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.16% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39085205001 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.