Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Elkhart Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 18039001801 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 4,472 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Elkhart

Census tract 18039001801 runs through Elkhart in Elkhart County. With 4,472 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #59,692 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,177 a month against an average household income of $73,563 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 18% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,779

Renter share26.1%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$73,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elkhart and the region

Centroid at 41.7368, -85.9195 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elkhart scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Elkhart

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,177 rent vs county FMR

6.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Elkhart

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Elkhart

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Elkhart

7.3

How Elkhart compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

39%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
17%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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elkhart

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Elkhart eviction risk, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% 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 18039001801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039001801?

Census tract 18039001801 in Elkhart scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18039001801?

Median gross rent is $1,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18039001801?

6.8% of residents in tract 18039001801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,472.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18039001801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 38th, minority 27th, housing 17th.

What share of households in tract 18039001801 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18039001801 compare to Elkhart overall?

Tract 18039001801 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Elkhart at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elkhart eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elkhart

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