Within parent city
5
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Elkhart Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18039001802 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 7,318 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Elkhart
In Elkhart in Elkhart County, census tract 18039001802 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #51,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,089 monthly, set against $81,303 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,700
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$81,303
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkhart and the region
Centroid at 41.7101, -85.9091 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elkhart scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,089 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elkhart
The heaviest input here is 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18039001802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039001802?
Census tract 18039001802 in Elkhart scores 2.7/10 (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 18039001802?
Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18039001802?
1.8% of residents in tract 18039001802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,318.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18039001802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 86th, minority 39th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18039001802 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18039001802 compare to Elkhart overall?
Tract 18039001802 scores 2.7/10, 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.
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18039002201
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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18039002600
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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18039001601
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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18039002700
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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18039001901
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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18039002300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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