Census Tract · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

Elkhart Eviction Risk: Lower

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

With a score of 3.3/10, tract 18039001801 in Elkhart, IN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,472. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.

Risk score

3.3

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 3.3

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 severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

Against Elkhart County at 40.7%, 33% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,177, 18% above the Elkhart average. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally.

It sits 0.6 points below the Elkhart County average of 3.9. Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $73,563. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 18039001801

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

Census tract 18039001801 in Elkhart scores 3.3/10 (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 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Elkhart at 4/10. 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.