Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Wallace Triangle Eviction Risk: Lower , Lafayette

Tract 18157001000 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 1,411 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

For landlords sizing up the Wallace Triangle neighborhood of Lafayette, census tract 18157001000 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. That is riskier than about 35% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $919 a month while the average household earns $81,250 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 27% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units664

Renter share42.0%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate10.8%

Median income$81,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4060, -86.8896 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wallace Triangle scores 3.6

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

10.8% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$919 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Wallace Triangle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

19%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
10%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Wallace Triangle. 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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wallace Triangle

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 below the Tippecanoe 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% 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 18157001000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001000?

Census tract 18157001000 in the Wallace Triangle neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18157001000?

Median gross rent is $919/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001000?

10.8% of residents in tract 18157001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,411.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 6th, minority 32th, housing 10th.

Is tract 18157001000 considered part of Wallace Triangle?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001000 fall within Wallace Triangle (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157001000 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157001000 scores 3.6/10, 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.