Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Wanamaker Eviction Risk: Lower , Indianapolis
Tract 18097390200 · Marion County, IN · pop 6,422 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 18097390200 sits in the Wanamaker area of Indianapolis eviction risk city (balance), Indiana eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #57,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,250 a month against an average household income of $104,524 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,224
Renter share13.1%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$104,524
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.7113, -85.9848 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wanamaker scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,250 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Indianapolis
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
How Wanamaker compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 559Total filings 2020-21
- 7.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.71×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Wanamaker. 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wanamaker
The heaviest input here is 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 Indianapolis eviction risk city (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Marion County average of 5.4 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.71x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% 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 18097390200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097390200?
Census tract 18097390200 in the Wanamaker neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 18097390200?
Median gross rent is $1,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097390200?
5.8% of residents in tract 18097390200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,422.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097390200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 49th, minority 41th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 18097390200 considered part of Wanamaker?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097390200 fall within Wanamaker (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097390200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18097390200 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097390200 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097390200 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Indianapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Indianapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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