Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Norma Jean Addition Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 18157001502 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 6,032 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 18157001502 covers part of the Norma Jean Addition area of Lafayette, IN, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,032 residents. 71% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Tippecanoe County average of 49.7%.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,631
Renter share37.0%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate16.8%
Median income$62,083
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 40.3768, -86.8897 · click any tract to drill in
Why Norma Jean Addition scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
16.8% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,087 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Norma Jean Addition compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.5%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Norma Jean Addition
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,087, close to the Lafayette average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $62,083. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 18157001502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001502?
Census tract 18157001502 in the Norma Jean Addition 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18157001502?
Median gross rent is $1,087/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001502?
16.8% of residents in tract 18157001502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,032.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 81th, minority 43th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 18157001502 considered part of Norma Jean Addition?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001502 fall within Norma Jean Addition (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18157001502 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18157001502 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 18157001502 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 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.
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