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Irondale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Anderson

Tract 18095011900 · Madison County, IN · pop 1,975 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 5.2/10, tract 18095011900 in the Irondale area of Anderson ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,975 residents. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $651 a month against an average household income of $30,321 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 38% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units808

Renter share69.8%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate18.3%

Median income$30,321

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Anderson and the region

Centroid at 40.1047, -85.6831 · click any tract to drill in

Why Irondale scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Anderson

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.9

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

18.3% poverty · this tract

4.6

Supply constraint

$651 rent vs county FMR

1.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Anderson

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Anderson

8.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Anderson

7.2

How Irondale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

87%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Irondale. 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.

20.2%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
22.6%SNAP enrollment
14.2%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
40.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Irondale

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Anderson eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 4.7 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 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18095011900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18095011900?

Census tract 18095011900 in the Irondale neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 18095011900?

Median gross rent is $651/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18095011900?

18.3% of residents in tract 18095011900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,975.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18095011900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 90th, minority 42th, housing 90th.

Is tract 18095011900 considered part of Irondale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18095011900 fall within Irondale (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18095011900 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18095011900 compare to Anderson overall?

Tract 18095011900 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Anderson at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Anderson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Anderson

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