Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Champaign

Tract 17019000700 · Champaign County, IL · pop 3,732 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Downtown neighborhood of Champaign is where census tract 17019000700 sits, home to 3,732 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $887 a month while the average household earns $48,048 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 40% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,459

Renter share58.1%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate24.8%

Median income$48,048

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Champaign and the region

Centroid at 40.1288, -88.2464 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Champaign

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

24.8% poverty · this tract

6.2

Supply constraint

$887 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Champaign

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Champaign

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Champaign

8.3

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

91%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

27.0%Housing insecurity
17.7%Utility-shutoff threat
34.7%Food insecurity
34.4%SNAP enrollment
16.8%Transit barriers
18.3%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
36.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County average of 6.0 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17019000700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17019000700?

Census tract 17019000700 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 17019000700?

Median gross rent is $887/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17019000700?

24.8% of residents in tract 17019000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,732.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17019000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 78th, minority 75th, housing 73th.

Is tract 17019000700 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17019000700 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 17019000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.0% 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. 17.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17019000700 compare to Champaign overall?

Tract 17019000700 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Champaign at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Champaign eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Champaign

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