Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Wicker Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Munster
Tract 18089040401 · Lake County, IN · pop 5,504 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up Wicker Park in Munster, census tract 18089040401 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,744 monthly, set against $125,700 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,904
Renter share3.6%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$125,700
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Munster and the region
Centroid at 41.5595, -87.4964 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wicker Park scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Munster
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,744 rent vs county FMR
9.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Munster
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Munster
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Munster
4.7
How Wicker Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 10%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%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.
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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 4.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wicker Park
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Munster eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lake County average of 5.2 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089040401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089040401?
Census tract 18089040401 in the Wicker Park neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 18089040401?
Median gross rent is $1,744/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089040401?
4.8% of residents in tract 18089040401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,504.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089040401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 11th, minority 33th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 18089040401 considered part of Wicker Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089040401 fall within Wicker Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089040401 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089040401 compare to Munster overall?
Tract 18089040401 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Munster at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Munster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 18089040401 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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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Highest-risk tracts in Munster
Top eight tracts in Munster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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