Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 18039000804 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18039000804 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 5,014
In Elkhart, census tract 18039000804 scores 4.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,056 a month while the average household earns $98,906 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,653
Renter share13.6%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$98,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkhart County and the region
Centroid at 41.6457, -85.7358 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 18039000804 scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,056 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.0
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 18039000804 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.0%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 18039000804
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $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 Indiana 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 Elkhart County average of 4.7 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18039000804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039000804?
Census tract 18039000804 in Elkhart County scores 2.5/10 (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 18039000804?
Median gross rent is $1,056/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18039000804?
9.1% of residents in tract 18039000804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,014.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18039000804?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 42th, minority 11th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18039000804 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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