Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

South Oakland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette

Tract 18157000800 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 1,836 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

In the South Oakland neighborhood of Lafayette, census tract 18157000800 scores 5.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,124 a month against an average household income of $55,958 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 23% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units909

Renter share39.1%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate12.9%

Median income$55,958

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4059, -86.8635 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Oakland scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lafayette

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

12.9% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,124 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lafayette

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lafayette

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lafayette

7.0

How South Oakland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

66%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Oakland. 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.

14.7%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
13.3%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
11.4%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Oakland

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Tippecanoe County average of 5.4 and above 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 47th 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 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% 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 18157000800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157000800?

Census tract 18157000800 in the South Oakland neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 18157000800?

Median gross rent is $1,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157000800?

12.9% of residents in tract 18157000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,836.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 45th, minority 35th, housing 27th.

Is tract 18157000800 considered part of South Oakland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157000800 fall within South Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157000800 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157000800 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157000800 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette

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