Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Michigan City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18091040100 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 4,100 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Michigan City

Census tract 18091040100 covers Michigan City, home to 4,100 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $991 monthly, set against $41,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units672

Renter share28.1%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate34.3%

Median income$41,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Michigan City and the region

Centroid at 41.7033, -86.9182 · click any tract to drill in

Why Michigan City scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Michigan City

5.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

34.3% poverty · this tract

8.6

Supply constraint

$991 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Michigan City

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Michigan City

2.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Michigan City

2.6

How Michigan City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

86%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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.

27.6%Housing insecurity
23.2%Utility-shutoff threat
37.6%Food insecurity
29.4%SNAP enrollment
18.0%Transit barriers
17.8%No health insurance
21.8%Frequent mental distress
43.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Michigan City

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 Michigan City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 55th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18091040100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091040100?

Census tract 18091040100 in Michigan City scores 5.3/10 (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 18091040100?

Median gross rent is $991/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18091040100?

34.3% of residents in tract 18091040100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,100.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18091040100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 10th, minority 72th, housing 30th.

What share of households in tract 18091040100 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.6% 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. 23.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18091040100 compare to Michigan City overall?

Tract 18091040100 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Michigan City at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Michigan City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Michigan City

Top eight tracts in Michigan City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.