Within parent city
10
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Michigan City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18091040500 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 3,435
Census tract 18091040500 sits in Michigan City eviction risk, Indiana eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $960 monthly, set against $73,339 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,627
Renter share43.9%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$73,339
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Michigan City and the region
Centroid at 41.6913, -86.8850 · click any tract to drill in
Why Michigan City scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$960 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Michigan City
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.3/10. 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 below the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 18091040500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091040500?
Census tract 18091040500 in Michigan City scores 3.1/10 (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 18091040500?
Median gross rent is $960/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091040500?
8.0% of residents in tract 18091040500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,435.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091040500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 43th, minority 40th, housing 88th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18091040500 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18091040500 compare to Michigan City overall?
Tract 18091040500 scores 3.1/10, 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.
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18091040100
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
18091040900
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
18091041300
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
18091043000
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
18091040700
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
18091040300
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
18091040800
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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