Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Elkhart Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18039001902 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 4,445 · 49% of tract blocks fall in Elkhart
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 18039001902 in Elkhart ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,445 residents. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,092 a month while the average household earns $74,835 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share51.6%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$74,835
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkhart and the region
Centroid at 41.6804, -85.9024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elkhart scores 2.9
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
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,092 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 64th 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 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% 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 18039001902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039001902?
Census tract 18039001902 in Elkhart scores 2.9/10 (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 18039001902?
Median gross rent is $1,092/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18039001902?
3.5% of residents in tract 18039001902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,445.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18039001902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 87th, minority 49th, housing 53th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18039001902 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18039001902 compare to Elkhart overall?
Tract 18039001902 scores 2.9/10, 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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/ 10 · Elevated
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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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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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