Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

East Calumet Eviction Risk: Moderate , East Chicago

Tract 18089030700 · Lake County, IN · pop 1,853 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 18089030700 sits in the East Calumet area of East Chicago eviction risk, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It is home to 1,853 residents. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 14% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units704

Renter share33.0%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate19.9%

Median income$42,105

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Chicago and the region

Centroid at 41.6238, -87.4500 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Calumet scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Chicago

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

19.9% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$935 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Chicago

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Chicago

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Chicago

7.2

How East Calumet compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

69%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
3%Grade C
3%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.

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.

21.0%Housing insecurity
15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
29.8%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
13.0%Transit barriers
17.0%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
36.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Calumet

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Lake County average of 43.0%.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 29.8% against 17.8% nationally.

Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

At $935 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of East Chicago commands. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Lake Co. Gary. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.5/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 18089030700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089030700?

Census tract 18089030700 in the East Calumet neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 18089030700?

Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18089030700?

19.9% of residents in tract 18089030700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,853.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18089030700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 100th, minority 95th, housing 37th.

Is tract 18089030700 considered part of East Calumet?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089030700 fall within East Calumet (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18089030700 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.0% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18089030700 compare to East Chicago overall?

Tract 18089030700 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of East Chicago at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 18089030700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 3% 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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