Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Robertsdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hammond
Tract 18089040200 · Lake County, IN · pop 3,006 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 18089040200 covers Robertsdale in Hammond, home to 3,006 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,006 a month against an average household income of $59,050 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,039
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate20.3%
Median income$59,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hammond and the region
Centroid at 41.6796, -87.4960 · click any tract to drill in
Why Robertsdale scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hammond
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
20.3% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,006 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hammond
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hammond
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hammond
6.7
How Robertsdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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
- 48%Grade C
- 19%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 Robertsdale. 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.
- 17.4%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.8%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 16.7%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 34.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Robertsdale
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Hammond 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 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.
Part of this tract, about 19% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% 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 18089040200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089040200?
Census tract 18089040200 in the Robertsdale neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18089040200?
Median gross rent is $1,006/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089040200?
20.3% of residents in tract 18089040200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,006.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089040200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 92th, minority 74th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 18089040200 considered part of Robertsdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089040200 fall within Robertsdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089040200 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.4% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089040200 compare to Hammond overall?
Tract 18089040200 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Hammond at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hammond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 18089040200 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. 19% 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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Top eight tracts in Hammond ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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