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South Oakland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette

Tract 18157001200 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,048 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 18157001200 belongs to the South Oakland neighborhood of Lafayette, Indiana. It is home to 3,048 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 53% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,027 a month while the average household earns $54,127 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 15% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,348

Renter share36.0%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate13.7%

Median income$54,127

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4078, -86.8726 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Oakland scores 4.3

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

13.7% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,027 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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: 64

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

78%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
52%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.

14.3%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.8%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
32.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Oakland

What moves this score most is 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% 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 18157001200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001200?

Census tract 18157001200 in the South Oakland neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 18157001200?

Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001200?

13.7% of residents in tract 18157001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,048.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 42th, minority 45th, housing 52th.

Is tract 18157001200 considered part of South Oakland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001200 fall within South Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157001200 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157001200 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157001200 scores 4.3/10, 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.