Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Morningside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gary

Tract 18089012600 · Lake County, IN · pop 2,026 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 18089012600 reflects conditions in the Morningside neighborhood of Gary, Indiana. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,185 monthly, set against $39,271 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 12% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units767

Renter share47.5%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate27.9%

Median income$39,271

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gary and the region

Centroid at 41.5415, -87.3263 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morningside scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gary

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

27.9% poverty · this tract

7.0

Supply constraint

$1,185 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gary

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gary

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gary

8.7

How Morningside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

83%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
72%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morningside. 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.

30.6%Housing insecurity
28.0%Utility-shutoff threat
44.6%Food insecurity
38.5%SNAP enrollment
21.0%Transit barriers
13.3%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
42.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morningside

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Gary eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 5.2 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 28.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 18089012600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089012600?

Census tract 18089012600 in the Morningside neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 18089012600?

Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18089012600?

27.9% of residents in tract 18089012600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,026.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18089012600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 85th, minority 93th, housing 51th.

Is tract 18089012600 considered part of Morningside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089012600 fall within Morningside (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18089012600 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.6% 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. 28.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18089012600 compare to Gary overall?

Tract 18089012600 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Gary at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gary eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 18089012600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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