Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Crocker Eviction Risk: Lower , Portage
Tract 18127050409 · Porter County, IN · pop 5,158 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 18127050409 covers the Crocker area of Portage, home to 5,158 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $989 monthly, set against $88,652 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,541
Renter share21.0%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$88,652
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.5835, -87.1430 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crocker scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portage
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$989 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
6.7
How Crocker compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.7%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crocker
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Porter County average of 4.5 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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 18127050409
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050409?
Census tract 18127050409 in the Crocker neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 18127050409?
Median gross rent is $989/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050409?
16.3% of residents in tract 18127050409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,158.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050409?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 43th, minority 39th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050409 considered part of Crocker?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050409 fall within Crocker (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127050409 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127050409 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050409 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Portage at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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